Bitcoin mining is much more than just earning digital currency. It is a powerful system that secures the network, validates ...

The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty eased to 146.4 trillion on January 8, with the next adjustment expected to rise to 148.2 trillion.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Becca Bratcher is an author and journalist specializing in crypto. Over the past few years, the United States, specifically Texas, ...

Bitcoin mining faces record competition as solo and hobbyist miners stage a comeback using new mining strategies. Thirteen years ago today, Bitcoin experienced its first halving event, reducing the ...

Bitcoin (BTC) mining is no longer lucrative and several leading energy and digital infrastructure companies are exiting operations to pivot to artificial intelligence (AI). The process of Bitcoin ...

Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% is intended to help lessen the burden on consumers, but it could ...

In 2025, Africa is leading the green energy revolution through Bitcoin mining, with more governments looking to integrate it to tackle electrification, improve energy grid management, address ...

Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms and Hut 8 are already in the top ten largest public companies holding Bitcoin. Bitcoin miners, which can acquire the cryptocurrency at ...

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the ...

When I think of environmental destruction, oil spills and smokestacks are the first to come to mind. But alongside the archetypes of pollution is an unsuspecting industry: cryptocurrency. In fact, it ...

When Tether Holdings chose Uruguay for its Bitcoin (BTC) mining activity, the reason was simple: cheap energy costs. But once a lucrative affair, Bitcoin mining is no longer drawing the same kind of ...