Bitcoin’s seven-day hashrate returns to 1 ZH/s
$BTC’s seven-day average hashrate has returned to 1 ZH/s despite miners shifting toward AI. Falling mining revenue and rising difficulty are squeezing margins. #Update #Mining $BTC
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Heatbit’s New Water Heater Mines Bitcoin
@heatbit_com opened preorders for its $899 Bitwater retrofit, which mines $BTC while heating water in compatible electric tanks. Deliveries are planned for early 2027. #Update #BitcoinMining
NIP Group Signs Bitcoin Miner Purchase
@NIPGroup agreed to buy operating $BTC mining machines with 4.47 EH/s of capacity. If the share-funded deal closes, its combined capacity would reach 13.85 EH/s. #Update #Mining $BTC
Interpol: 1,462 Africa arrests; crypto laundering exposed
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) says its Africa cybercrime sweep led to 1,462 arrests, recovered over $105 million and uncovered crypto laundering tied to investment fraud. #Update #Cybercrime @INTERPOL
Ninjas in Pyjamas Expands Bitcoin Mining Operation
@NIPGroup is acquiring 4.47 EH/s of operational $BTC mining capacity in a share-funded deal valued at up to $27.3 million, raising its installed hashrate to about 13.85 EH/s. #Update #Mining $BTC
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges 5.92% in 2026
Bitcoin mining difficulty increased 5.92% to 140.58 trillion, reaching a seven-month high due to improved revenue and hashrate surpassing 1 ZH/s. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Mining Hardware Launches via Sazmining
Sazmining launches sales of Proto immersion hashboards, allowing individual ownership with operations starting Nov.-Dec. 2026, delivering 200 TH/s. Mined bitcoin goes directly to owners’ wallets. #Update #Crypto
Binance Halts Bitcoin Mining Operations
Binance to shut down Binance Pool on Nov. 10, ending its six-year run with 22,188 mined blocks and 137,059 BTC rewards. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Mining Assets Transform into AI Infrastructure
@SWIGroup repurposes former Genesis Digital Assets mining sites for AI infrastructure after a $500M investment. They raised €800M to upgrade data centers in the U.S. and Sweden for cloud providers. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware $100M Bet
Fortitude Mining commits up to $100M for Bitmain Zcash miners, expanding proof-of-work infrastructure by 2027. DCG increases credit facility to $70M. #Update #Crypto
Bitcoin Unplugs $1.5B Hardware for AI
Public miners lost 75 EH/s in hashrate, redirecting power to AI, resulting in $1.1B asset impairments. IREN and Core Scientific account for 89% of losses. #Update #Crypto
Bitcoin Core Dev Launches MARA Mempool Service
Peter Todd joins MARA Foundation to lead Slipstream, enhancing Bitcoin transaction privacy and research. Over 10,000 BTC moved due to Coldcard vulnerability. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Mining Surges with Flare Gas
Kazakhstan allows crypto miners to use flared gas, accessing up to 1.3TWh of power, reducing emissions and boosting tax revenues under a new legal framework. #Update #Crypto
Bitcoin Miner Hive Escalates VAT Dispute
@HiveDigitalTech disputes Sweden’s VAT reclassification of its datacenter services as self-mining, escalating the case to the European Commission, potentially setting a major tax precedent. #Update #Legal