Difficulty Drop, Arkansas Mining Bans and AI Mining Pivots

Bitcoin experienced its first difficulty adjustment after the Bitcoin halving, giving some breathing room to much belabored Bitcoin miners.

May 10, 2024

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In this week’s Mining Pod, Will and Matt dig into Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news including difficulty dropping 5.5%, Arkansas putting restrictions around Bitcoin mining, and large Bitcoin miners pivoting into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

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William Foxley

Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.