Mining News

All about Bitcoin and crypto mining, from hashrates and hardware to environmental impact.

Stories 933 in this category

Coverage footprint 3.8% of all CryptoSlate stories

Research

Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint

Across 68 verified cable fault events, node impact was usually under 5%, but ASN targeting beats seabed chaos fast.

4 weeks ago

Mining

Bitcoin miners are transforming into AI utilities based on math

With 500MW and 168MW hosting deals inked, miners get financing-friendly dollars while hashrate and fee trajectories determine who captures the upside.

5 months ago

Ultra-realistic high-key scene of a gleaming gold Bitcoin standing at the junction of a branching blockchain made of translucent blue cubes and glowing green-red candlesticks, symbolizing a potential soft fork inside a bright glass-walled tech atrium.

Technology

How this conflict sets up Bitcoin to undergo another major fork in 2026

The Luke Dashr-backed BIP-444 proposal raises tough questions about Bitcoin’s long-standing principles of neutrality and transparency.

5 months ago

Hyper-realistic 16:9 image of a sunlit Tokyo skyline where a stainless steel safe engraved “MT.GOX” is battered by a golden wave of coins, with a detailed Bitcoin and nearly empty hourglass in the foreground.

Crypto

Mt. Gox repayments due Oct. 31: Will a supply wave hit BTC?

Mt. Gox repayment deadline raises questions about whether exchanges will absorb a late-month supply wave or creditors will route coins through custody and over-the-counter channels.

6 months ago

Mining

New debt-fueled era for Bitcoin miners marked by 1 zetahash milestone – Report

Record difficulty and $0.06 power costs collide with a $90 billion debt-driven boom, testing whether miners’ AI pivots can outlast hashprice compression.

6 months ago

data center shows stacks of gold Bitcoins moving along a conveyor into a clear Binance vault beside gleaming AI GPU racks, symbolizing miners selling reserves while pivoting to high-performance computing.

Mining

Bitcoin miners just moved $5.6B to exchanges under AI escape plan

Mining operators are increasingly exploring AI hosting to counteract plummeting hashprice and shrinking Bitcoin margins.

6 months ago

Mining

Are miners buying Bitcoin again? Marathon adds 400 BTC after the crash

What MARA's Bitcoin acquisition says about hashprice, cash balances, and miner-led flows.

6 months ago

a remote Bitcoin mining farm with satellite dishes under a blue sky as satellites beam mixed red “unlocked” and blue “locked” data streams toward a large BTC emblem, symbolizing how unencrypted traffic could expose miners.

Technology

How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite

New research shows many GEO downlinks are unencrypted. If your pool uses Stratum V1 over satcom, passive eavesdroppers can read job templates and IDs.

6 months ago