Bit Digital, Inc. has signed a lease with an option to purchase a 202,000 square foot site in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, to build a Tier 3 data center to support its 5 MW colocation contract with Cerebras Systems, which specializes in…
Arizona has taken another step toward providing legal protections for crypto miners and blockchain node operators. Last week, the state legislature approved HB 2342 , a bill that would protect people who mine bitcoin or run blockchain nodes at home…
The price of Bitcoin has fallen significantly, falling from an all-time high of $109,000 to $80,000 on April 10, 2025. The cryptocurrency’s network hashrate and mining difficulty have reached their all-time highs despite the overall market decline. Bitcoin Drops to…
Pakistan will begin using some of its excess electricity to power bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, a major step in energy and technology policy aimed at converting excess capacity into economic opportunity, Reuters reports. The announcement was…
Frank Holmes has extensive financial management experience, having financed gold mining companies, helped create gold royalty businesses, and developed financial products for the aviation sector—all through US Global Investors (GROW), the publicly traded asset management firm he has led since…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author alone and do not reflect the views of the crypto.news editorial board. On March 6, Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, part of…
Bitcoin’s hashrate has reached unprecedented levels, reaching a staggering 900 exahashes per second (EH/s) on April 6. Just yesterday, at block 891,072, the network difficulty increased from 113.76 trillion to 121.51 trillion, an impressive 6.81% increase. It is generally accepted…
Last week, another solo Bitcoin miner tried his hand, successfully processing a block and receiving a reward of 3.125 BTC. At the time — including transaction fees — that amounted to $259,637 for the day. It was one of several…
Bitcoin’s hashrate reached an all-time high of 883 exahashes per second (EH/s) on April 5, 21 EH/s higher than the previous record set on March 28. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin network’s computing power is hovering at 876.24…
Riot Platforms (RIOT) today announced strong operating results for March 2025, driven by continued growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The company’s Bitcoin (BTC) mining output reached 533 BTC last month, the highest since the reward halving…