Mining
IREN Posts First Full-Year Profit on AI Cloud Growth, Mining Expansion; Shares Climb
The stock rose 13% pre-market with IREN closing in on MARA as the world’s biggest bitcoin and AI miner by market cap.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Mining Faces New Challenges as Power Costs Eat Profit
Also: Bitcoin Liquid Staking News, Optimism and Flashbots Team Up, Hemi Labs Raises $15M.
Senator Seeks to Waive U.S. Taxes on Small-Scale Crypto Activity in Big Budget Bill
The effort from Senator Cynthia Lummis is one of several crypto tax provisions in an amendment aimed at reducing tax burdens in core areas of the industry.
Core Scientific Could Top $30 on CoreWeave Buyout Deal: Cantor Fitzgerald
A new Cantor Fitzgerald report argues that bitcoin miner Core Scientific is worth far more than the markets believe thanks to its strategic role in powering AI.
Russian Police Arrest Suspect in $3.2M Illegal Mining Operation: Report
A similar mining scheme occurred in the region in 2022.
Bitlayer Joins Forces With Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to Supercharge Bitcoin DeFi
Bitlayer has partnered with major Bitcoin mining pools to promote the adoption of BitVM, a technology enabling Bitcoin-native DeFi.
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Eric Trump Says He Got Into Crypto Amid Political Attack, Calls Bitcoin 'Digital Gold'
He became interested in cryptocurrency when politics connected the Trump family with the crypto community.
Malaysia Power Theft by Illegal Crypto Miners Rose 300% Since 2018
Nationwide raids have shut down an average of 2,300 miners a year operating on stolen power since 2020.
DOGE Mining Firm Z Squared to Go Public Through Merger
The merger with Coeptis (COEP), a biopharmaceuticals company, is expected to occur in Q3 2025.
How Bitcoin Miners Are Adjusting to the Threat of Tariffs: Blockspace
Before April 9, miners were paying upwards of $3M for chartered flights as they try to outrun the impact of Trump’s import levies. Some miners are comparing the tariffs to China’s 2021 mining ban.
