Mining Week 2023

An in-depth look into the latest advancements and current challenges in crypto and bitcoin mining, sponsored by Foundry

Mining Week 2023

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Miners Are Pivoting to AI (Like Everyone Else)

Miners are repurposing their cooling systems, security and access to cheap energy to take advantage of the AI boom. ASIC machines are harder to convert.

(Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Halving Is Coming and Only the Most Efficient Miners Will Survive

Only the miners with the lowest energy costs and most efficient equipment will survive the once-every-four-years event.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Gridless Is Extending Power to Rural Africa

Bitcoin mining has a dirty reputation for using more energy than some small countries. But African cryptominers have found a way to use their consumption to keep the lights on in rural communities. That’s why Gridless is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Learn

How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?

Bitcoins are discovered rather than printed. Computers around the world “mine” for coins by competing with each other.

Equipamiento para la minería de bitcoin. (Shutterstock)