Bitcoin mining, hashrate, miners and energy.
News summaries on this topic: 9 in the last 7 days, 9 in 30 days — each with links to the original publications.
Most mentioned coins: Bitcoin, Monero.
Bitcoin mining could transform Scotland's energy landscape by utilizing excess wind power, potentially boosting economic and renewable energy efficiency.
Contracts that sell power to a 4% slice of the world’s bitcoin mining at $44 a megawatt-hour expire on Dec. Paraguay’s state utility calls the date final, and it has just signed a 15-year deal to power a Founders Fund-backed AI campus.
Britain could use bitcoin mining to absorb surplus Scottish wind power and reduce payments to wind farms to halt generation, according to a Bitcoin Policy Institute report.
FortiGuard Labs has uncovered a campaign that breaks into internet-facing Microsoft SQL Servers to install Monero mining software and remote-access malware capable of stealing data and controlling infected machines. FortiGuard Labs detailed the operation in a Nov.
Two Bitcoin whale addresses moved 100 BTC worth $6.89 million after more than 16 years of dormancy on Friday. Two Bitcoin mining rewards from September 2010 moved minutes apart. The coins are worth nearly 1.15 million times their original market value.
Bitcoin Magazine FutureBit’s Apollo III Bitcoin Miner Hits Micro Center Shelves in Its First Brick-and-Mortar Launch FutureBit is putting its Apollo III Full Node on sale Friday at four Micro Center stores, the first… The compact home miner, which also runs a full bitcoin node, will be sold in Brooklyn, Miami, Tustin, California, and Austin, Texas, as those stores open Friday, FutureBit said in a release. The four-store launch coincides with the grand opening of Micro Center’s new Austin store, the chain’s 31st U.S. location and its third in Texas.
Неизвестный майнер, добывавший биткоины в первые годы существования первой криптовалюты, впервые за 16 лет перевел 100 BTC стоимостью около $6,9 млн с двух старых кошельков на новые адреса. Транзакции отследила платформа Arkham Intelligence.
Искусственный интеллект (ИИ) стал одним из главных нарративов 2026 года как в криптоиндустрии, так и в экономике в целом. Однако постепенно ажиотаж инвесторов стал сходить на нет. Все громче звучит вопрос: «А будет ли отдача от вложенных денег?» Что, если ИИ не принесет ожидаемой прибыли?
Abu Dhabi’s royal family-linked Bitcoin mining company, Citadel, reportedly holds approximately $532M worth of Bitcoin. The latest report was published by analytics company Arkham, as Citadel continues to produce Bitcoin through its UAE operations. Citadel’s Bitcoin accumulation drew public attention following the country’s growing involvement in Bitcoin mining and the role state-linked companies are playing
