Russia is planning criminal penalties, including forced labor, to curb widespread unregistered bitcoin mining after legalization.

Data suggests that fears about Xinjiang-related Bitcoin mining have overstated the impact, with hashrate losses proving brief and driven partly by US power curtailments. Recent claims of a major ...

Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 is the latest crypto infrastructure company to lock in large-scale, Google-backed financing, as miners increasingly pivot toward artificial intelligence data centers to ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

That's because Bitfarms is pivoting away from crypto. It's transitioning toward becoming an energy and digital company to meet the growing demand from AI data centers, and its efforts are starting to ...

A key aspect of Mindstream Energy's strategy is its partnership with Armada.AI (https://www.armada.ai/), whose modular data center technology enables rapid deployment in months rather than years, ...

A solo bitcoin miner was charged by the SEC for misappropriating $48.5 million from investors by selling bogus mining hosting agreements that promised passive income. The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining looks like a heavy industrial process—rows ...

The winners in 2025 will be those who find the perfect balance in the “Miner’s Triangle”: Ultra-cheap electricity + Political security + Efficient cooling. The geopolitical map of mining has changed.

Some Bitcoin mining companies are turning away from cryptocurrency and embracing artificial intelligence. NPR's "The Indicator" podcast explains why. There is a big shift happening in the world of ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how bitcoin, crypto and blockchain can change the world. Bitcoin and crypto prices have struggled since peaking in ...