Category: Mining

[ad_1] Marathon’s third-quarter filing carried a quiet but definitive policy change, in which the company stated that it will now sell a portion of newly mined Bitcoin (BTC) to fund its operations. The shift occurred as MARA held approximately 52,850 BTC on Sept. 30, paid around $0.04 per kilowatt-hour at its owned sites, and recorded…

[ad_1] With the spotlight this cycle fixed on corporate Bitcoin treasuries, ETF inflows, and shifting global liquidity, Bitcoin’s miners have become the overlooked backbone of the network. Yet, as block rewards shrink and energy costs rise, many are being forced to reinvent themselves, branching into AI hosting, energy arbitrage, and infrastructure services, just to keep…

[ad_1] On Tuesday, bitcoin’s spot price slipped more than 5% against the U.S. dollar, wiping out more than $7,000 in value since the day’s first trade. The drop hit miners right in the hashpower—revenues tanked to levels they haven’t seen since April 8, 2025, leaving many rigs humming just to stay alive. Bitcoin’s Falling Hashprice…

[ad_1] Microsoft’s $9.7 billion contract with a Texas miner reveals the new math pushing crypto infrastructure toward AI, and what it means for the networks left behind. IREN’s November 3 announcement collapses two transactions into a single strategic pivot. The first is a five-year, $9.7 billion cloud services contract with Microsoft, while the second is…