The idea of repurposing the heat generated by Bitcoin mining to heat homes and greenhouses has been floating around for a few years. As with engineers out there, somebody is out to give these ideas a ...

Iran’s internet blackout amid mass protests poses limited risk to Bitcoin’s global mining network. Any impact would likely be short-term and localized to Iranian miners. The episode highlights Bitcoin ...

Bitfinex said cheaper and more abundant energy could ease mining margins at a time of rising difficulty and strained balance sheets. Meanwhile, ESG researcher Daniel Batten argues that many criticisms ...

Bitcoin mining stabilizes electrical grids and reduces consumer costs through demand flexibility and grid services, according to researcher Daniel Batten's analysis challenging common energy ...

The landscape heading into 2026 for bitcoin conferences has moved beyond catering to a handful of technology enthusiasts. Since the first bitcoin-only conference, Hodl Hodl’s Baltic Honeybadger in ...

Russia is planning criminal penalties, including forced labor, to curb widespread unregistered bitcoin mining after legalization. Russia is preparing to escalate its crackdown on unregistered ...

The Bitcoin network concluded 2025 with a mining difficulty of 148.2 trillion, established in its final adjustment of the year, according to network data. The figure represents a 35% increase from the ...

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest of its kind across Europe, has become the center topic during the peace treaty negotiations in the Ukraine-Russo war. After the full-scale invasion in ...

Higher difficulty is tightening margins for miners after a volatile 2025. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is likely to rise again in January 2026 as block times remain slightly too fast. Higher difficulty ...