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Trump faces setbacks in rare earths independence efforts as China tightens grip
52+ min ago (523+ words) Beijing's export controls and processing dominance are undermining Washington's multi-billion dollar push to build an independent rare earth supply chain. The US wants to break free from China’s stranglehold on rare earth elements. China, predictably, has other plans. In June…...
Bitdeer locks in $400M five-year offtake deal for AI cloud facility in Malaysia
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (475+ words) The former Bitcoin mining company continues its aggressive pivot to AI infrastructure with a deal covering half its new liquid-cooled data center Bitdeer Technologies just secured roughly $400 million in contracted revenue for its AI cloud business, signing a five-year offtake…...
US government pours $62.8M into African rare earth projects that private investors won't touch
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (323+ words) The DFC is betting taxpayer money on mines in four African nations, hoping to break China's grip on critical minerals that nobody else wants to fund right now. The US International Development Finance Corporation has committed $62.8 million to rare earth…...
Grayscale's Zcash ETF amendment reveals DCG in talks for 200,000 ZEC contribution
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (425+ words) A non-binding deal between Digital Currency Group and its subsidiary's trust could reshape the Zcash market if regulators play along. The amendment, filed under Registration No. 333-291800, outlines a framework for DCG to deliver roughly 200,000 ZEC tokens in kind to the…...
Canaan Inc grows Bitcoin treasury to 1,917 BTC as mining output holds steady
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (350+ words) The mining hardware maker mined 46 BTC in July while authorizing share buybacks funded by its digital asset reserves. Canaan Inc., the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, added a net 2 BTC to its treasury in July 2026, pushing total holdings to 1,917 BTC....
Cypherpunk hires SinoCrypto's Kevin Zhang as Head of Mining to lead world's largest Zcash fleet
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (317+ words) The Nasdaq-listed company now controls roughly 18% of Zcash's entire network hashrate after a $33.33 million deal backed by Winklevoss Capital Cypherpunk Technologies (Nasdaq: CYPH) just made a very loud bet on a very privacy-focused coin. The company announced the launch of…...
Cypherpunk Technologies launches largest Zcash mining operation with $33M Winklevoss backing
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (405+ words) The Nasdaq-listed firm is shifting from simply buying ZEC to mining it, commanding roughly 18% of the network's total hashrate. Cypherpunk Technologies has gone from stacking Zcash to securing it. The company launched Cypherpunk Mining on August 18, claiming it as the…...
CleanSpark, BitFuFu, Canaan report July Bitcoin production declines as prices climbed
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (311+ words) Three publicly listed miners saw reduced output in July even as Bitcoin rallied from $58,500 to nearly $63,000 Three of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies posted lower production numbers in July, even as the price of Bitcoin moved decisively in…...
Bank of America sees gold as key hedge amid dollar weakness, inflation concerns
3+ day, 5+ min ago (144+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...
Mengkang rare earth project in Laos suspended amid policy changes
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (386+ words) China's only rare earth venture in Laos hits pause as regulatory shifts expose Beijing's uncomfortable dependence on Southeast Asian imports A joint venture between two of China’s mining heavyweights has pulled the plug on its rare earth project in Laos,…...