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INSIGHTS | AI is Disrupting Bitcoin by Making Mining Increasingly Unsustainable
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (400+ words) Some miners are now effectively operating as data center providers with bitcoin mining becoming a secondary business line. Bitcoin miners are increasingly pivoting toward artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing selling off their bitcoin holdings to fund the transition as…...
BITCOIN | Bitcoin Experiences One of the Sharpest Mining Difficulty Declines in 2026
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (288+ words) The decline reflects a reduction in total mining power, or hashrate, on the network. When fewer miners are active, Bitcoin automatically reduces difficulty to restore block production speed." Bitcoin's mining difficulty dropped 7.7% in its latest network adjustment signaling continued pressure…...
BITCOIN | One of the Leading Bitcoin Miners Globally Reports Over $400 Million in Losses in 2025
1+ week, 4+ day ago (284+ words) Bitcoin miner, Cango, reported a steep fourth-quarter loss as rising mining costs offset strong revenue growth from its crypto operations. The company posted a net loss of about $285 million in Q4 2025, driven largely by high operating expenses and one-off charges tied…...
BITCOIN | Bitcoin is Bleeding Mining Power to Artificial Intelligence as Crypto Revenue Shrinks
1+ week, 4+ day ago (188+ words) Bitcoin miners are increasingly pivoting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as shrinking crypto revenues force a rethink of their business models, raising questions over whether the shift poses a long-term threat to the Bitcoin network or a new growth opportunity. Publicly…...
BITCOIN | Over 95% of Bitcoin Supply Mined, the Remaining 1 Million BTC Will Take Over a Century
3+ week, 2+ day ago (546+ words) As block rewards continue to shrink in future halvings, miners will gradually rely more on transaction fees for revenue. Bitcoin has reached a major milestone in its monetary schedule: more than 95% of the total Bitcoin supply has already been mined,…...
BITCOIN | Ethiopia is Now the 8th Largest Bitcoin Miner in the World Accounting for ~2.7% of the Network Hashrate
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (534+ words) Bitcoin mining in Ethiopia continues to expand and evolve with the government now looking at being directly involved in the mining operations. Speaking at an event, Kal Kassa, a bitcoin miner and advocate based in Ethiopia, broke down how those…...
BITCOIN | South Africa’s State-Owned Electricity Public Utility, Eskom, is Reportedly Talking About Bitcoin Mining
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) South Africa's struggling state power utility, Eskom, is reportedly exploring ways to link its vast electricity infrastructure with the world of Bitcoin " not by magically minting wealth, but as part of a broader strategy to find new revenue streams and…...
BITCOIN | Ethiopia Seeks Investment Partners for Government-Led Bitcoin Mining Push
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (237+ words) The Ethiopian government has officially announced it is looking for investment partners to help build and operate Bitcoin mining infrastructure, part of its broader economic and digital transformation strategy. BITCOIN | Phoenix Group Reports Q1 2025 Results with $31 Million Revenue, Partly From Ethiopian…...
CRYPTO CRIME | Libya Sentences Bitcoin Miners to 3 Years in Prison
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (590+ words) Beyond the prison time, the court ordered the total seizure of their machinery and the forfeiture of all "illicitly generated" profits to the state. In a major crackdown on the hidden engines of Libya's digital economy, authorities have intensified their…...
USE CASE | GoldBod, the Official Ghana Gold Board, Set to Deploy Blockchain System to ‘Trace Every Gram of Gold by 2026’
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (482+ words) The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, Esq., has announced a bold technological initiative aimed at transforming Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining sector. This development comes months after Mr. Sammy said the approach was tied to…...