A Second Nation Just Built a State Bitcoin Mining Pool — Oman’s Omanhash.om Redraws the Map
Key TakeawaysOman’s MTCIT launched Omanhash.om on June 17, 2026, making it the only legal bitcoin mining pool for all licensed...
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Wall Street is paying up for Bitcoin miners’ AI infrastructure before most of it is built
A megawatt leased to an AI tenant now commands a different price on Wall Street than a megawatt sitting in...
IREN Enters Europe With Spanish AI Data Center Acquisition
Bitcoin miner IREN has completed its acquisition of the Spanish data center developer Nostrum Group, marking its entry into Europe...
Bitcoin Difficulty Drops 10% to Lowest Level Since July 2025 as Hashrate Cools
Key TakeawaysBitcoin difficulty fell 10.09% at block 953568, reaching a 124.93T low on Jun. 13.Bitcoin hashrate slid from 1,000+ EH/s...
Bitcoin faces one of its biggest mining difficulty drops as miner margins collapse
The Bitcoin network is poised to execute one of the largest downward adjustments to its mining difficulty in its 17-year...
Expert Flags Bitcoin’s First Hashrate Bear Market as Network Sheds 145 EH/s
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s network hashrate dropped 145 EH/s since May 28, falling to 885 EH/s as prices slide to February lows.Hashprice...
Solo Bitcoin Miners Keep Pocketing Full Block Rewards in 2026: Here’s How
Key TakeawaysCKPool Solo has facilitated at least 40 verified bitcoin block wins since mid-2023, including three in early 2026.Public Pool...
Bitcoin Miners Hit $1.08B in May Revenue, Then Prices Pull the Floor Away
Key TakeawaysBitcoin miners crossed $1.086B in May revenue, the first billion-dollar month since January.Hashprice dropped 17.82% in 30 days, pushing...
Georgia Announces Crackdown on Illegal Bitcoin Mining
Georgia will reportedly install electricity meters across villages and settlements in Mestia as part of a crackdown on illegal crypto...
Solo Home Miner Wins $232K Bitcoin Block With a $300 Machine at 149 Million-to-1 Odds
Key TakeawaysA solo home miner using a Canaan Avalon Nano 3S at 6.68 TH/s won Bitcoin block 951771 on May...
Bitcoin miners’ real prize is power as AI reshapes mining
Bitcoin miners spent years racing to secure cheap electricity, and that electricity has since become more valuable than the Bitcoin...
The Future of Bitcoin Mining Is Bigger Than Bitcoin
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The...
Hut 8 AI landlord data center strategy turns Bitcoin collateral into bridge capital
Hut 8 is pushing even further into AI infrastructure than most other Bitcoin miners are. Its latest disclosures show a...
Canaan earnings show Q1 revenue collapse as BTC and ETH treasury nears $148M
Make CryptoSlate preferred on The latest Canaan earnings revealed a new split among Bitcoin mining's best-known hardware suppliers: the company...
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Make CryptoSlate preferred on Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched an operation targeting a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and found...
MARA Spent $4.3M on CEO Security as Crypto Attacks Rise
Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings spent $4.3 million on personal security for CEO Fred Thiel in 2025, including $430,780 to armor...
Soluna Buys out Dorothy 1B as Bitcoin-to-AI Campus Conversion Advances
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The...
84% of Bitcoin hashrate secures Bitcoin DeFi
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin miners are already doing more than securing Bitcoin's base chain. According to Rootstock's Q1 2026 merged-mining...
Canaan Wins Nordic Heating Bid, Turns Bitcoin Mining Waste Heat Into Residential Hot Water
Key TakeawaysCanaan Inc. won a competitive bid to deploy 8 MW of Avalon A1566HA units to a Nordic district heating...
Canaan Posts $88.7M Net Loss in Q1 2026 as Bitcoin Prices Weigh on Mining Revenue
Bitcoin miner Canaan reported a net loss of $88.7 million for the first quarter of 2026, as falling Bitcoin (BTC)...
Venezuela Upholds Crypto Mining Ban as Power Demand Hits 9-Year Peak
Key TakeawaysOn May 7, peak 15,579 MW demand prompted Venezuela to reiterate bitcoin mining ban measures.The ban impacts local miners,...
Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift
Key TakeawaysAntpool, F2pool, Foundry, and 4 others joined the Stratum V2 Working Group on May 7, 2026.Stratum V2 offers miners...
