Mining


Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Tops 100T for First Time, Piling Pressure on Small Miners

The Bitcoin hashrate, on a seven-day moving average, hit a record high of 755 EH/s last week.

BTC: Miner percent mined supply spent (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Mining Revenue Rises; Signals Upcoming Bull Run

Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 3.9%, hits 95.67T on Tuesday, amid record hashrate.

Miner Revenue vs Yearly Average (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners' Share of the Network Peaks

Bitcoin's seven-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April's halving.

A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

Utah Judge Rules SEC’s Case Against Alleged Crypto Mining Scam Green United Can Proceed to Trial

And no, she didn’t rule that crypto mining devices were securities.

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Price and Hashrate Divergence May Set the Scene for a Potential Rally, Historical Data Shows

September's counter-seasonal price trend has already started to show signs of this divergence trend helping BTC.

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)

Videos

Why Are Bitcoin Miners Rushing to Add Bitcoin to Their Bags?

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie discusses the wave of bitcoin miners adopting Michael Saylor's strategy of accumulating BTC from the open market. Plus, what that means for bitcoin as a long-term investment and digital commodity. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Bhutan, Tiny Country With $3B GDP, Holds Over $780M in Bitcoin

Bhutan’s state-owned Druk Holdings touts digital assets as one of its focus investment groups.

Bhutan (Sittichok Glomvinya/Pixabay)

Markets

Mining New Bitcoin Is More Difficult Than Ever. Here's How it Could Impact BTC Prices

The next difficulty adjustment is expected to decrease mining difficulty, potentially relieving some pressure on miners.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)