Mining
French lawmakers have stepped up their push into bitcoin mining, saying the country could generate up to $150 million in annual revenue from the sector. In a bill submitted to France's National Assembly on July 11, lawmakers proposed a five-year pilot…
According to the latest data provided by analysts at banking giant JPMorgan, the share of the total Bitcoin network hashrate accounted for by US-based miners registered on the exchange has increased to almost 34%. Interestingly, their share of the hashrate has…
Bitcoin mempool activity has hit record lows and miner fees have fallen significantly, prompting some in the crypto community to express concerns about the long-term viability of the world's most valuable blockchain. According to Blockchain.com, at the time of writing, there…
Bitcoin (BTC) has been steadily setting new all-time highs (ATH) in recent times. At the same time, Bitcoin mining difficulty has also increased and reached a record high, indicating the network is progressing. Overall, the combination of BTC's ATH, increased mining…
The United States leads in pure Bitcoin computing power, reaching 323.4 exahashes per second (EH/s), while Russia and China have seen their hashrate increase by 19.05% and 13.13%, respectively. The Hashrate Index Bitcoin mining heat map showed that the U.S. accounts…
On June 12, 2025, Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 7.96% when block height 905184 was reached, bringing the figure to 126.27 trillion. The process of mining BTC has become more labor-intensive. Saturday’s difficulty change increased the level by 7.96%, marking the…
By the end of Q2 2025, the US retained its first place in Bitcoin hashrate share, although it had slightly decreased its figures – by only 0.60% since May 27. At the same time, Russia increased its share in Q3, showing…
Con Kolivas, developer and administrator of CKpool, announced on X the launch of a new solo BTC pool, which will be based in Brisbane, Australia. The main goal of this pool is to support miners from Oceania and the Asia-Pacific region.…
Bitcoin mining company BTC Digital (BTCT) has converted $1 million of its cash into ether (ETH), which it has labeled as its new “digital gold.” BTCT CEO Xiguang Peng said in a press release that the company had contributed $1 million…
Given the growing interest in computing power to meet the demands of digitalization and artificial intelligence, Russia plans to ban cryptocurrency mining in data centers. A bill prepared at the behest of President Putin and aimed at increasing Russia's capabilities in…
Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings (MARA) has appointed Nir Rikovic as its new chief product officer, making him responsible for the firm's product development and commercial strategy. Rikovich will lead the process of creating a comprehensive product roadmap and establishing a…
Bitcoin miner BIT Mining's stock price surged 143% on Thursday after the company announced it would raise $200 million to $300 million to create the Solana Treasury and convert its current holdings into SOL . Akron, Ohio-based BIT Mining has recently…