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.
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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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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.

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