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The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, a metric that tracks the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the ledger, climbed to a new all-time high of…

Queensland’s deputy premier has labelled BHP “unAustralian” and defended the state’s mining royalties scheme after the mining giant blamed it for its decision to mothball a…

In brief Two technicians were arrested for allegedly setting up eight illicit crypto mining rigs. Running the hidden mining rigs inflated monthly electricity bills for care…

Nebius Group (NBIS) shares soared 47% in pre-market trading after the company said it signed an agreement to supply Microsoft (MSFT) with graphic processing units (GPUs)…

Cloud mining vs staking: Key differences In 2025, cloud mining and crypto staking are often mentioned in the same sentence when talking about passive crypto income,…

In brief Legal experts say prosecutors face uphill battle appealing “unusually lenient” sentence for Estonians who ran a $577 million crypto Ponzi scheme. Judge Lasnik sentenced…

Clare Fieseler’s and Jason Jaacks’ reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and co-published with the Post and Courier.Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) holds around $700 million in Bitcoin, which has been largely accumulated from mining operations, according to the blockchain analytics platform Arkham…

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Jackson Hole, Wy. — Bitcoin miners have long been defined by the boom-and-bust rhythm of the four-year halving cycle. But the game has now changed, according…