35 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Team Proof-of-Work Educates Lawmakers at Bitcoin Mining Hearing in US

Questions ranged from whether Bitcoin (BTC) could potentially transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, to whether crypto mining can be considered “wasteful,” as lawmakers in the US House of Representatives discussed the energy impact of crypto mining during a...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin & Crypto Miners Must Take Note as Davos Chiefs Say ‘Nobody Can Hide’ from ESG Standards

Senior figures at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos have agreed that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards are coming – and will soon apply to all industries. And furthermore, they suggested, even those who do not want a part of the ESG drive will eventually be left...

, by Tim Alper

Watch Mining Hearing: Bitcoin Is More Energy-Efficient than Banks, Bitfury CEO Tells US Lawmakers

Traditional banking requires 2.5 times the amount of power as Bitcoin (BTC) to produce the same amount of value, and only proof-of-work (PoW) provides “a truly trustless system,” according to Brian Brooks, CEO of major blockchain technology firm Bitfury and a former Comptroller of...

, by Fredrik Vold

Russian Central Bank Proposes Crypto Use and Mining Ban, Bitcoin Moves Up

The central Bank of Russia today proposed banning the use and mining of cryptoaassets on the country's territory. The proposed ban encompasses crypto exchanges. However, despite the news, bitcoin (BTC) moved up. At 16:49 UTC, BTC trades at USD 43,324 and is up 3% in a day, trimming its...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for a New All-Time High in Less Than a Day

Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is likely to break its all-time high in less than a day, cutting into the already decreasing profit margins of BTC miners. At 10:23 UTC, Bitcoin mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is expected to go up 9%...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Mining Company GRIID to Be First Recipient of Intel’s “Bonanza Mine” Chips

GRIID, an American infrastructure company that owns and operates a number of Bitcoin (BTC) mining facilities, has inked a partnership with major multinational corporation and technology company Intel to become the first recipient of its upcoming "Bonanza Mine" chips.FOX Business reported this...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Proof-of-Hypocrisy: Securities Regulator Calls for Bitcoin Mining Ban in EU, Promotes PoS

A leading EU financial regulator wants the union to “ban” proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining and force tokens into proof-of-stake (PoS) paradigms, while the EU itself and the traditional finance sector are reportedly less environment-friendly than Bitcoin (BTC) when it comes to...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin Mining Energy Use ‘Inconsequential,’ ‘Rapidly Becoming More Efficient’ – Saylor

The total use of energy for Bitcoin (BTC) mining is “inconsequential,” and it is “rapidly becoming more efficient,” MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said, as the mining industry is preparing for a hearing in the US House of Representatives this week.Saylor was speaking...

, by Fredrik Vold

Misleading Memo for US House Hearing on Bitcoin & Ethereum Mining Includes ‘Basic Errors’

A hearing on crypto mining scheduled to take place in the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce this week is already raising alarms in the crypto industry as a pre-published memo revealed what some called “basic errors” in lawmakers’ understanding of...

, by Fredrik Vold

Intel’s Bitcoin Mining Surprise, Crypto Mortgage, BNB Burn + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Mining news On February 23rd, American multinational corporation and technology company Intel has a presentation...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Another Solo Miner Wins ‘Life-Changing’ Sum, Rakes In USD 536K in Ethereum Block Reward

Solo miners are off to a strong start this year. On Monday, a solo Ethereum (ETH) miner with an average hashrate capacity of 2.19 Giga hashes per second (GH/s) won a block race on the Ethereum blockchain and raked in a reward of ETH 168, currently worth just below USD 536,000. The lucky...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Crypto Anonymity Must End, States Top Russian Policymaker

The Chairman of the State Duma (the Russian parliament)’s Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov has insisted that crypto users in the country should be unmasked – and that crypto anonymity should become a thing of the past.Speaking to DumaTV, Aksakov, who is the de facto...

, by Tim Alper

Jack Dorsey’s Block Announces Bitcoin Mining System, Building the Core Team

Block, the payments company formerly known as Square and headed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is building a Bitcoin (BTC) mining system and is hiring a team for it.“We’re officially building an open bitcoin mining system,” tweeted Dorsey on Thursday.Block's general manager...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

‘Insane Luck at Work’ as Second Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins the Block Race in a Week

Another solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner with a hashrate capacity of 116 terahashes per second (TH/s) has won a block race on the Bitcoin network, securing the block reward of BTC 6.25 plus a fee reward of BTC 0.018 -- cumulatively worth over USD 274,041 at current rates. Given that the total...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Bitcoin & Crypto Mining Gets Another Latin American Hydroelectric Power Boost

The future of Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto mining could involve a move away from coal and Asia – and toward hydroelectric energy and the Latin America region, with a Costa Rican power plant now feeding electricity to “hundreds” of mining rigs.Although crypto mining is still very...

, by Tim Alper

Solo Bitcoin Miner With Only 126TH Secures USD 266,870 in Block Reward

A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner with a hashrate capacity of just 126 terahashes per second (TH/s) has managed to successfully add a new block to the Bitcoin network, securing the BTC 6.25 block reward, which is worth over USD 266,870 at the current price rates.As per data by Blockchain.com, the...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

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