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Public Bitcoin Miners Dump 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026: Report
Public Bitcoin miners have sold more than 32,000 BTC in the first quarter of 2026, a figure that already exceeds total net sales across all four quarters of 2025 and...
Russia Bans Bitcoin Mining in Two More Regions Until 2031
Russia has extended its cryptocurrency mining crackdown, imposing a full year-round ban on Bitcoin mining across large parts of the Republic of Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai. The restrictions came into...
US Senators Introduce Digital Asset Mining Bill, Back Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis have introduced the Mined in America Act, a new bill aimed at bringing digital asset mining back to the country and bolstering President...
AI Won’t Kill Bitcoin Mining, Says Analyst Van de Poppe as Hash Rate Stays Strong
Every bear market produces a headline scary enough to make people panic sell. In 2026, that headline is this: artificial intelligence will kill Bitcoin mining because data centres will stop...
Iran’s Bitcoin Hashrate Estimated at Up to 8% Amid State-Linked Mining
Iran’s role in Bitcoin mining has expanded into the global network, with estimates placing the country’s contribution at 6%-8% of total hashrate. This level of activity positions Iran among the...
Bitcoin Nears 20 Million Milestone as Scarcity Takes Center Stage
Bitcoin is about to hit a huge supply milestone. Sometime between March 9 and 10, it’s expected that the 20 millionth BTC will be mined, a huge moment in the...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps 15% After Winter Storm; What’s Next?
The Bitcoin (BTC) network has recorded one of its largest daily mining difficulty adjustments since 2021. After the winter storms in the United States subsided, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has since...
Sichuan’s Butuo County Prohibits All Virtual Currency Mining
Local authorities in Butuo County, located in China’s Sichuan Province, have taken decisive action against virtual currency mining. The county government announced a comprehensive ban on all mining-related operations. The...
ADGM Proposes New Regulatory Framework for Crypto Mining
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has published Discussion Paper No. 1 of 2026, seeking to establish uniform rules for crypto mining businesses that operate in its financial...
Bitcoin Hashrate Drops to 711 EH/s as U.S. Miners Grapple With a Storm
Bitcoin (BTC) Hashrate and mining difficulty have dropped significantly in the past few days. According to market data from CoinWarz, Bitcoin hashrate has dropped from over 1 ZH/h to around...
Russian Justice Ministry Pushes Jail Time for Illegal Crypto Mining
Russia is moving closer to criminal penalties for illegal cryptocurrency mining as authorities tighten oversight of the sector. The Ministry of Justice has proposed amendments that would introduce fines, forced...
US Probe Intensifies Into Bitmain’s Mining Hardware Over Security Fears
Federal officials expanded their scrutiny of China’s technology footprint as they intensified a national security review into Bitmain Technologies, a major supplier of Bitcoin mining hardware. According to reports, the...
No Subsidies: IMF Halts Pakistan’s Subsidized Power for Crypto Miners
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected Pakistan’s proposal to provide subsidized electricity tariffs for cryptocurrency mining operations, citing concerns that such a move would create economic imbalances and distort...
Bitdeer Buys Land in Canada for Huge Bitcoin Mining Operation
Bitdeer has scaled its operations by buying a 19-acre site near Fox Creek in Alberta, Canada, for $21.7 million. The acquisition includes the rights to build a natural gas-powered plant...
Russia Sentences Citizen Over Crypto Transfers to Ukraine
A resident of Yakutia, Russia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sending cryptocurrency to support Ukrainian forces. This is just one of several similar actions taken against...
Phoenix Group Scales Global Blockchain Operations with New 50MW Facility
Phoenix Group has opened a 50-megawatt blockchain mining facility in North Dakota, according to a post on X by the Group. Once fully operational, the site will contribute more than...
Russia Imposes Six-Year Crypto Mining Ban Across 10 Regions
The Russian government has reportedly imposed a six-year cryptocurrency mining ban across 10 regions within the federation. The areas affected by the new legislation include Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North...
Trump’s Call for US Bitcoin Mining Hits China’s Bitmain Hard
Former President Donald Trump’s call for Bitcoin to be “mined, minted, and made” in the United States could significantly challenge the dominance of China-based Bitmain Technologies Ltd., according to a...
Bitcoin Miners Buck Trend, Hold Onto Coins Despite Price Rise
On-chain analysts have noticed a key trend in Bitcoin miners’ behavior this year. Even with the rise in BTC price, the miner-to-exchange transfer rate has significantly decreased, suggesting that BTC...
HIVE and TeraWulf: Efficiency Key for Bitcoin Miners Post-Halving
Bitcoin miners HIVE Blockchain and TeraWulf are focusing on efficiency to navigate the challenges posed by the recent Bitcoin halving. Michael Saylor, founder of Microstrategy, emphasized the importance of miners...
Russia Legalizes Crypto Mining, Shakes Up Bitcoin Scene
Russia took a significant step in crypto regulation; in the mining sector. President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that legalizes cryptocurrency mining in Russia. The new laws, passed by the...
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