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Bhutan Sells Bitcoin as National Holdings Drop Nearly 60%
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (280+ words) Bhutan might be one of the smallest countries in South Asia, but it surely had a large stack of Bitcoin." And I say had because Bhutan's state investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments, sold another 175 Bitcoin on March 10, extending a…...
Trump-Linked Miner American Bitcoin Boosts Treasury to 6,500 BTC
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (317+ words) American Bitcoin, the Trump-linked mining company backed by Hut 8 and Eric Trump's American Data Centers venture, has increased its Bitcoin (BTC) treasury to about 6,500 BTC, worth roughly US$470 million (AU$719 million), after adding more than 500 BTC over the past 21 days....
Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI: Core Scientific and MARA Signal Bigger BTC Sales Ahead
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (504+ words) Several of the world's largest Bitcoin mining companies have indicated they plan to increase their Bitcoin sales and pivot their focus to artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing. Core Scientific, a leading US-based Bitcoin miner, filed a document with the…...
Solo Bitcoin Miner Turns $75 in Rented Hashrate Into $200,000 Block Reward
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (398+ words) A solo Bitcoin miner recently earned the full 3.125 BTC block reward, worth about US$200K (AU$282K), after independently validating a Bitcoin block using a small-scale setup and rented computing power. The miner solved block 938092 at about 8:04 a.m. UTC on Tuesday, according to…...
Bit Digital Exits Bitcoin Mining, Goes All-In on Ethereum and AI Infrastructure
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) Bit Digital (Nasdaq: BTBT) said it plans to fully wind down its Bitcoin mining business, extending a shift it has been making toward an Ethereum-focused treasury model and AI-related infrastructure. In a letter to shareholders on Thursday, chief executive Sam…...
‘Bitcoin Lottery’ Buzz Fizzles After Untagged Blocks Traced to NiceHash Test
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) Speculation briefly surged this week after two Bitcoin blocks appeared without visible mining pool identifiers, prompting claims that a solo miner had secured a rare full block reward. The blocks, numbered 932129 and 932167, initially showed no clear attribution on mempool explorers,…...