Extreme cold led miners to curb their electricity use, briefly cutting hashrate as grid stress spread across several regions.

Bitcoin mining is much more than just earning digital currency. It is a powerful system that secures the network, validates ...

The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty eased to 146.4 trillion on January 8, with the next adjustment expected to rise to 148.2 trillion.

The fallout from the arctic blast that swept across the US is prompting some large-scale Bitcoin mining companies to shutter parts of their energy-intensive operations as electricity costs surge.

In 2026, Bitcoin’s price is not the full story. Analysts are watching ETF flows, treasury stocks, mining fees, scaling and ...

Bitcoin (BTC) mining is no longer lucrative and several leading energy and digital infrastructure companies are exiting operations to pivot to artificial intelligence (AI). The process of Bitcoin ...

Entrepreneurs are racing to repurpose and capitalize on heat that is wasted in cryptocurrency mining. Bitcoin mining generates enough heat annually for Finland's needs, but most goes up into the air, ...

Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% is intended to help lessen the burden on consumers, but it could ...

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 ...

Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms and Hut 8 are already in the top ten largest public companies holding Bitcoin. Bitcoin miners, which can acquire the cryptocurrency at ...

In 2025, Africa is leading the green energy revolution through Bitcoin mining, with more governments looking to integrate it to tackle electrification, improve energy grid management, address ...

When I think of environmental destruction, oil spills and smokestacks are the first to come to mind. But alongside the archetypes of pollution is an unsuspecting industry: cryptocurrency. In fact, it ...