Block unveils Proto Rig, a modular, repairable bitcoin miner, and Proto Fleet, free open-source fleet management software, in a push to decentralize mining. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) has unveiled Proto ...

The U.S. bitcoin mining industry just got its most disruptive upgrade yet. On August 14, 2025, Block unveiled Proto Rig, a modular, repairable, and upgradable bitcoin mining system, alongside Proto ...

Bitcoin mining is the process that keeps the BTC network secure and operational. Bitcoin (BTC) miners collect pending transactions, bundle them into blocks and repeatedly perform hashing attempts ...

In the past - think of the 1990s and 2000s - the idea of digital money was an alien concept. Fast-forward to today, the market is crowded with thousands of digital currencies or cryptocurrencies, ...

When Core Scientific signed a $3.5 billion deal to host artificial intelligence (AI) data centers earlier this year, it wasn’t chasing the next crypto token — it was chasing a steadier paycheck. Once ...

BAY Miner has launched its compliant mobile cloud mining application that will support Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP). This next-generation mining application will make mining ...

Knots proponents claim to be supporters of Bitcoin's decentralization and its use as censorship resistant money, but their actions do not align with that claim. They claim to fight for mining ...

Bitcoin miners are repurposing their data centers for AI infrastructure. Firms like Core Scientific, Iris Energy, and Hut 8 are leading the pivot. AI workloads can generate 25x higher revenue per MW ...

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, ...

The Bitcoin network mining difficulty continues its long-term upward trend, hitting an all-time high of 134.7 trillion on Friday. The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the average difficulty level for ...

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific shareholders have rejected a proposed $9 billion merger with AI computing company CoreWeave, Core Scientific announced on Friday, ending the potentially massive ...