Crypto & mining news
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- 22d ago
Riot Repays Coinbase Loan, Ends $200 Million Bitcoin-Backed Facility
Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) has repaid its outstanding borrowing from Coinbase Credit and terminated a $200 million credit facility, releasing the lender’s claims on the bitcoin assets pledged to secure the debt. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides […]
- 22d ago
Riot Platforms repays $200M credit facility, releases collateral
The Bitcoin miner has continued to expand its data-center business as well.
- 24d ago
Bitcoin Miner Hive Escalates Swedish VAT Dispute to European Commission
The Swedish Tax Agency, Bikupa Datacenter AB, and Bikupa Datacenter 2 AB, Swedish subsidiaries of bitcoin mining firm Hive Digital Technologies, are engaged in a legal battle that might affect the classification of mining operations in the EU and how VAT applies to these activities. Sweden and Hive Engaged in Battle Over Crypto Mining […]
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- 25d ago
JPMorgan says bitcoin crossing $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling pressure
JPMorgan analysts said bitcoin's move above its estimated $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling if sustained.
- 26d ago
Missed the AI Rally? Michael Burry Is Betting on Copper Instead
Copper futures touched a record $6.95 a pound intraday on September 22 and closed at a record $6.92. The gain arrived a day after Michael Burry named a copper miner as his indirect artificial intelligence (AI) bet. The rally has accelerated since mid-September as Chinese buyers stocked up ahead of the holidays. Copper Leaves Gold The post Missed the AI Rally? Michael Burry Is Betting on Copper…
- 27d ago
Big Questions: Does Satoshi actually own 1.1 million Bitcoin?
Researchers can trace an estimated 1.1 million BTC to a distinctive early mining operation. The harder question is whether that miner was actually Satoshi.
- 28d ago
How cutting power to Bitcoin miners can actually burn more energy
A share-triggered controller can leave slowed machines hashing through a finite window with few or no accepted shares. The post How cutting power to Bitcoin miners can actually burn more energy appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 28d ago
Bitcoin’s $84K rally isn’t saving miners as difficulty signals already flash caution
BTC at $84,751 improved theoretical gross hashprice by 2.65%, yet the next retarget estimate remains provisional and lower. The post Bitcoin’s $84K rally isn’t saving miners as difficulty signals already flash caution appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 28d ago
BLAKE2b Bitcoin Fork Wants Miners to Wait 45 Days to Touch Their Coins
The developers who maintain the minority chain that forked away from Bitcoin on Aug. 8, 2026, plan to make it so miners cannot unlock newly mined coins for 45 days. The news comes as BTCB2, also labeled Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT on some trading venues, has dropped 84% below its all-time high. From […]
- 28d ago
A Bitcoin Lightning flaw could send a node’s entire balance straight to miners
ACINQ says operators can install the security fixes without closing existing Lightning channels. The post A Bitcoin Lightning flaw could send a node’s entire balance straight to miners appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 29d ago
NASA’s Apollo Computer Mined Bitcoin in 2019 But Today It Would Take Forever
The computer that guided Apollo astronauts to the moon once ran Bitcoin’s mining math, and a viral clip of the stunt is lighting up crypto timelines again this week. The Clip That Came Back Crypto media outlets circulated the story again earlier today, explaining that computer scientist Ken Shirriff was able to program an Apollo […]
- 1mo ago
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF plans 3-for-1 split after $233 million inflow surge
The Grayscale Zcash ETF (ZCSH) nears $890 million in assets as ZEC’s rally pushes mining competition to record highs.
- 1mo ago
Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster
NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards beginning in 2031.
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- 1mo ago
Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.
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- 1mo ago
Zcash miner Fortitude taps former Hut 8 CEO to lead ahead of public listing
Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcash-focused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing.
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- 1mo ago
Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal
Leverton will lead the DCG-owned mining company as it pursues a public listing through its proposed merger with HeartSciences.
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- 1mo ago
Bitcoin miners have amassed $100 billion of AI deals, but almost none of the revenue exists yet
Bitcoin miners have signed more than $100 billion in AI contracts while generating barely $1.1 billion in annualized revenue. More than 4 gigawatts of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing capacity are under contract across publicly traded miners tracked by CoinShares, but only about 550 megawatts are currently billing. Still, investors are assigning a steep premium to […] The…
- 1mo ago
Zcash Price Hits $1,270 After a 99.9% Governance Landslide
Zcash holders delivered a nearly unanimous message on Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) to make the network faster, but leave its monetary clock alone. Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated in the private poll, with 99.9% backing a cut in target block time from 75 seconds to 25, and 98.9% choosing to preserve Zcash’s Bitcoin-style halving schedule. […]
- 1mo ago
Zcash holders back 25-second blocks, vote to keep ZEC halving schedule
Nearly 99% of ZEC holders voted to reduce block times to 25 seconds, while keeping ZEC issuance and halving schedules unchanged.
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- 1mo ago
Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report
Bitcoin miners generated 35% of the state-owned power producer’s revenue last year, but declining reservoir inflows led the utility to prioritize households and manufacturers.
- 1mo ago
Bitcoin Miners Own Something AI Developers Can't Build Fast Enough
Bitcoin (BTC) mining sites have become some of the scarcest permitted power capacity in the United States. With 151 data center restrictions still active, AI developers face years of waiting to plug in anywhere new. CoinShares cited at least 225 data center moratoriums or restrictions in its second-quarter mining report. The clampdown turns already energized The post Bitcoin Miners Own Something…
- 1mo ago
Zcash holders overwhelmingly back faster transactions and bitcoin-style halvings
Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated, with 99.9% backing 25-second blocks and 98.9% voting to preserve the network’s existing halving schedule.
- 1mo ago
Ethiopia’s Bitcoin Mining Boom Just Ran Into a Water Problem
Ethiopia has cut electricity deliveries to bitcoin miners by 75%, leaving them with just 23% of contracted power after El Niño reduced reservoir inflows by roughly 20%. The twist is that miners had become one of Ethiopian Electric Power’s biggest customers, consuming roughly a third of its electricity and supplying about 35% of revenue. Now […]
- 1mo ago
Crypto stocks slide after CLARITY Act fails to advance in Senate
Circle and Coinbase shares fell about 10% as the failed Senate vote weighed on crypto-linked equities, with Bitcoin miners and treasury companies also declining.
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- 1mo ago
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Adds 65.1MW for Nvidia AI as Pipeline Hits $7B
Bitdeer has secured another 65.1 megawatts of AI data-center capacity in Malaysia, taking its committed AI Cloud footprint to about 206.5 MW. The expansion underscores how bitcoin miners are increasingly using their power infrastructure to chase potentially larger and more predictable AI revenues. Bitdeer Adds 65.1 MW in Malaysia as AI Expansion Accelerates Bitdeer is […]
- 1mo ago
Bitcoin price recovery unlikely to lure AI-focused miners back, CoinShares says
Publicly listed BTC miners produced bitcoin at an average ex-tax cash cost of roughly $75,500 in in the second quarter.
- 1mo ago
House committee releases sweeping crypto tax bill ahead of Wednesday markup
Among its provisions is a $10 exception for certain fees paid in crypto, along with provisions covering stablecoins, mining, and staking.
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- 1mo ago
Bitcoin needs to reach $82,900 to outrun a looming miner margin squeeze
A projected 4.70% difficulty increase could cut hashprice 4.49% and push older machines below power-only breakeven. The post Bitcoin needs to reach $82,900 to outrun a looming miner margin squeeze appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 1mo ago
US House crypto tax package omits mining, staking reward deferral
The 114-page bill would change the tax treatment of crypto fees, stablecoins and lending while leaving existing reward-tax timing unchanged.
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- 1mo ago
What’s New in the Final CLARITY Act Ahead of the Senate Vote
Senate Republicans have outlined what’s new in the final version of the CLARITY Act ahead of a Sept. 15 procedural vote. The changes would strengthen ethics enforcement, create a stablecoin safeguard, and extend developer protections to miners and validators. What’s New for Federal Officials U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), John Boozman (R-AR) and Tim Scott […]
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