Mining News

All about Bitcoin and crypto mining, from hashrates and hardware to environmental impact.

Stories 918 in this category

Coverage footprint 3.7% of all CryptoSlate stories

Bitcoin mining facility sits powered off during a severe US winter storm, illustrating how miners profit by shutting down operations and selling power back to the grid

Bitcoin miners are making millions by shutting down because of a massive US winter storm

A storm, a spike in power prices, and a wave of voluntary shutoffs turned block times into a lesson in miner incentives.

2 weeks ago

Quantum

This “quantum-safe” Bitcoin idea removes Taproot’s key-path — and raises fees on purpose

If it ever activates, it’s opt-in and slow, because Bitcoin’s real constraint is coordination, not cryptography.

4 days ago

Snow-covered industrial rooftops with a metal Bitcoin emblem in the foreground, reflecting a sharp 11.16% difficulty drop and uncertainty ahead of the next mining retarget

Mining

Bitcoin difficulty just printed a historic -11.16% — if the next epoch stays red, miners are in trouble

The biggest drop since 2021 is backward-looking, and CoinWarz’s projected 12% snapback will confirm if miners are returning.

4 days ago

Bitcoin mining cart piled with coins teeters on broken tracks over a deep shaft as coins fall, symbolizing miner reserves plunging and a failing safety net.

Analysis

Crypto market bottom is closer than you think as Bitcoin miner reserves crash to historic lows

While ETFs dominate the news the internal plumbing of the network suggests a forced selling event is currently brewing.

1 week ago

Bitcoin coin teetering beside a cracked concrete floor in a mining facility, symbolizing a bounce after slicing $63,000 while the $67,000 mining cost line signals hidden risk.

Analysis

Bitcoin hits price level it always defend and the current BTC mining cost matters

Plan C’s production cost hook is clean, yet on-chain clusters, flows, and miner stress suggest no single “floor.”

1 week ago

Bitcoin miners have the one thing AI still needs and Big Tech has $500 billion to buy it

For struggling Bitcoin miners, big tech companies' massive AI capital expenditure plan offers a potential lifeline through infrastructure repurposing and financial support.

2 weeks ago

Mining

Bitcoin mining profit crisis hits as difficulty to drop by 14% this weekend while block time spikes to 20 minutes

The projected drop in mining difficulty marks the sharpest relief since the China ban as profitability hits a breaking point.

2 weeks ago

Mining

Bitcoin mining revenue hits historic low as infrastructure is sold to AI giants permanently altering the network’s security

Rising energy expenses and declining prices drive Bitcoin miners towards sustainable AI opportunities.

2 weeks ago

Icy industrial mining facility with a frozen fan and pressure gauge beside a Bitcoin coin by a drain, symbolizing miner strain and selling pressure as ETF demand shifts supply.

Analysis

Bitcoin supply guide: When holders sell, miners strain, and ETFs add pressure

A guide to monitoring the interplay between protocol issuance, institutional absorption, and the overhead supply zone for long-term investors.

2 weeks ago

Brutal storm weakens Bitcoin security as major mining pool drops 30% of its hashing power

Mining 3 weeks ago

Bitcoin difficulty just retreated, but a more critical “survival metric” signals the mining sector is bleeding out

Mining 1 month ago

Bitcoin’s hashrate continues to fall as the price spike doesn’t convince miners to turn machines back on

Mining 1 month ago