As cryptocurrency continues to grow in 2026, investors are increasingly interested in platforms that allow automatic mining ...

One of the side effects of the energy-intensive process of bitcoin mining is the excess heat that is created by the involved hardware devices. Miners have to prove that they’ve expended energy on ...

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Following President Nicolás Maduro's deposition last weekend, all eyes are on Venezuela and its vast oil reserves. But there's another resource Maduro's regime is believed to have had in abundance — ...

Families of terror victims are trying to seize billions of dollars in hacked Bitcoin, arguing it belongs to Iran’s hidden crypto-mining operation. LuBian was not ...

The crypto mining process ensures a secure way to create and release new digital coins, which are later transacted on various networks, such as Bitcoin. The process involves complex hardware and ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining looks like a heavy industrial process—rows ...

The winners in 2025 will be those who find the perfect balance in the “Miner’s Triangle”: Ultra-cheap electricity + Political security + Efficient cooling. The geopolitical map of mining has changed.

That's because Bitfarms is pivoting away from crypto. It's transitioning toward becoming an energy and digital company to meet the growing demand from AI data centers, and its efforts are starting to ...

The crypto downturn has pushed a slew of Bitcoin miners to the brink of unprofitability, prompting operators to scale back the energy-hungry machines that keep the blockchain running. A closely ...

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