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Iran conflict spurs Bitcoin mining operators to pivot to AI infrastructure
By Bruno Ferreira published
Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI infrastructure amidst the conflict in Iran. The BTC network has seen its first quarterly hashrate drop in nearly six years.

3D printer that can mine Bitcoin uses excess heat for temperature control
By Mark Tyson published
The creator of a 3D printer that mines Bitcoin took part in an interview on the Home Mining Podcast at the weekend.

This $2,000 Bitcoin mining water heater can pay for itself by slashing your energy bills, company claims
By Mark Tyson published
It also estimates that a 700-apartment community could earn nearly a million dollars a year.

Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years
By Anton Shilov published
The Russian government plans to penalize 'illegal' mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years.

World’s oldest Bitcoin Mining Pool celebrates 15th anniversary, has mined 1,311,339 bitcoins worth $115 billion
By Mark Tyson published
15 years ago, the first Bitcoin mining pool was introduced by coder Slush.

Hobbyist solo miner scores a full Bitcoin block worth $270,000 despite 1 in 180 million odds
By Luke James published
A solo miner running just 6 terahashes per second of computing power has overcome odds of about one‑in‑180 million to mine a full Bitcoin block via the CKpool pool.

Homeland Security thinks Chinese firm's Bitcoin mining chips could be used for espionage or to sabotage the power grid
By Jowi Morales published
The U.S. government is looking into Bitmain to see whether its products pose a risk to its national security.

Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse
By Jowi Morales published
Bitfarm says that it will convert its Washington Bitcoin mining facility into an AI data center and exit crypto mining completely in a couple of years.
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