#mining News & Analysis

Top Bitcoin miner MARA open to selling entire $3.8 billion BTC stash creating a new liquidity test

MARA Holdings, a top Bitcoin mining company, has authorized the potential sale of its entire 53,822 BTC treasury worth $3.8 billion, marking a complete reversal from its previous strategy of retaining all mined Bitcoin. This policy shift could create a significant liquidity test for Bitcoin markets and represents a major departure from the mining industry playbook established over the past four years.

The Daily: Marc Zeller’s ACI to exit Aave DAO, MARA opens door to selling balance sheet bitcoin, and more

Marc Zeller's ACI (Aave Chan Initiative) is set to exit the Aave DAO governance structure, while MARA Holdings opens the possibility of selling bitcoin from its balance sheet holdings.

Bitcoin Mining Companies Start Capitulating as BTC Remains Below $70K

Major Bitcoin mining companies Core Scientific and MARA Holdings are entering capitulation mode, revising their corporate policies to enable the sale of their Bitcoin holdings. This shift indicates mining companies are preparing to liquidate reserves as Bitcoin struggles to break above $70,000.

Trump-Linked American Bitcoin (ABTC) Expands Mining Fleet, Bitcoin Production Capacity

American Bitcoin (ABTC), a Trump-linked mining company, is significantly expanding its operations by adding over 11,000 new high-efficiency Bitcoin miners to its fleet. This expansion represents a substantial increase in the company's Bitcoin production capacity and mining infrastructure.

Bitcoin supply approaching 20 million: The final million will take another 114 years to mine

Bitcoin's circulating supply has reached over 20 million coins, representing more than 95% of its maximum 21 million coin supply. The remaining final million bitcoin will take approximately 114 years to mine due to the protocol's halving mechanism that reduces mining rewards every four years.

Bitcoin miner MARA posts $1.7B quarterly loss on BTC slump

Bitcoin mining company MARA reported a massive $1.71 billion quarterly loss driven by Bitcoin fair-value markdowns amid the cryptocurrency's price decline. The company is simultaneously pivoting toward AI and high-performance computing operations as it faces mining profitability challenges.

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

Bitcoin's block production has slowed dramatically with block times extending to 20 minutes, double the normal 10-minute interval. The network difficulty is expected to drop by 14% this weekend, indicating miners are experiencing significant profitability pressures and potentially shutting down operations.

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

Bitcoin mining revenue has reached historic lows as the cryptocurrency trades around $78,000, down 38% from its $126,000 all-time high four months ago. Mining infrastructure is being sold to AI companies, which could permanently alter Bitcoin's network security and mining landscape.

Security Alert – [Implementation bug in Go clients causing increase in difficulty – Fixed – Miners check and update Go clients]

A critical implementation bug in Go client versions v1.0.x and v1.1.x is causing difficulty to increase steadily regardless of actual hashing power. All miners using affected Go client versions need to immediately check and update their software to prevent continued network disruption.

On Stake

GHASH.io mining pool has controlled over 40% of Bitcoin's network hashpower for a month, briefly exceeding 50% two weeks ago. This concentration raises significant concerns about mining centralization and potential monopoly control over the Bitcoin network.

Foundry unveils Zcash block explorer as mining pool reaches 30% of hashrate

Foundry, a major Bitcoin and Zcash mining pool, has unveiled Zcashinfo.com, a block explorer providing real-time network and mining data, as the pool reaches 30% of Zcash's total hashrate. This milestone reflects significant consolidation in Zcash mining infrastructure and raises questions about network decentralization.

AVAX One pivots to “AI infra + Bitcoin hash” with 10MW Alberta microgrid

Bitcoin miners face a new rival for cheap power as Anthropic signs multi-gigawatt compute deal

Bitcoin miner Soluna acquires $53M wind farm to power AI facility

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Sits On $1.57 Billion In Reserves: Audit Firm

Bitfarms targets zero bitcoin on the balance sheet as it pivots to AI

Senator Lummis, Cassidy introduce Mined in America Act to support the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Bitdeer inks deal to build Norway’s largest AI data center for Nvidia’s next-gen chips

Sen. Warren targets Bitmain-Trump family ties in letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick: Bloomberg

Elizabeth Warren presses Commerce over Bitmain security review

Bitcoin Omitted From PARITY Act’s Tax Relief, BPI Urges Inclusion Of Miners

Bitcoin Miners Are Under Heavy Profit Pressure, CoinShares Finds

Rogue AI is already here

One-Fifth of Bitcoin Mining Operations Now Running at a Loss, CoinShares Reports

CoinShares reports that up to 20% of Bitcoin mining operations are now unprofitable due to hashprice declining to $28. The losses are primarily driven by older mining hardware and high energy costs affecting mining profitability.

Swan Bitcoin seeks to subpoena Cantor Fitzgerald, ex-CEO in ex-staff dispute

Swan Bitcoin is seeking to subpoena Cantor Fitzgerald and former CEO Howard Lutnick in connection with a dispute involving ex-employees who allegedly stole documents and launched a competing firm. The legal action relates to Swan's failed Tether mining venture, with Swan claiming Lutnick likely had knowledge of the situation.