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Publicly listed Bitcoin miners sold over 32,000 BTC in total during Q1 2026, exceeding the full-year volume of 2025 and setting a new single-quarter record. These companies include MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific, and Bitdeer. Data shows that the current hashprice is approximately $33/PH/s/day, below the estimated breakeven level of $35, putting about 20% of miners in the loss-making zone. The miner sell-off is primarily driven by rising hashrate, reduced block rewards, and macroeconomic factors. Meanwhile, the total amount of BTC held by miners has decreased from about 1.86 million to 1.8 million since 2023. (Cointelegraph)
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According to a Hashrate Index report, the global Bitcoin hashrate in Q2 2026 dropped to approximately 1,004 EH/s, a decline of about 5.8% from Q1. This was primarily driven by the coin price falling about 50% from its 2025 peak and mining profitability hitting historical lows, forcing some older mining rigs to shut down. Hashrate remains highly concentrated, with the United States (37.4%), Russia (16.9%), and China (12.0%) accounting for a combined 65%. Meanwhile, emerging markets such as Kyrgyzstan and Paraguay are growing against the trend, supported by low-cost energy and new equipment. The core driver of current hashrate changes remains profitability, rather than policy or energy factors.
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According to Cloverpool data, Bitcoin mining difficulty underwent an adjustment today at block height 943,488, increasing by 3.87% to 138.97 T. Currently, the network’s average hashrate over the past seven days stands at 987.01 EH/s.
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According to FinanceFeeds, the debate over cryptocurrency energy consumption is intensifying as the Bitcoin network grows. Data shows that Bitcoin’s annual energy consumption reached 173 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, comparable to countries like Poland; however, its renewable energy usage rate has increased from 37.6% in 2022 to 54% in 2025. Additionally, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposed imposing a carbon tax on crypto miners, which is estimated to generate $5 billion in revenue annually. Furthermore, if the crypto industry fails to make substantial progress on energy sustainability, it may lose institutional financial support that focuses on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards.
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According to a Hashrate Index report, Paraguay has become the world’s fourth-largest mining country by leveraging the structural hydropower surplus of the Itaipu Dam, while Brazil is rising rapidly due to the liberalization of its electricity market. In contrast, Bolivia relies on natural gas subsidies, Argentina is affected by operator exits and macroeconomic volatility, and Venezuela and El Salvador remain at the potential stage. Over the next 12–18 months, Brazil’s electricity reform, Argentina’s energy decrees, Venezuela’s OFAC licenses, and El Salvador’s geothermal development will determine whether Latin America can truly unleash its mining growth potential.
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Canaan Inc. disclosed that it mined 89 BTC in March 2026, with crypto assets held on its balance sheet reaching a record high of 1,808 BTC and 3,952 ETH. During the same period, its global installed power capacity increased to 266.3 MW, and it added over 10 MW of newly deployed capacity. Read More
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According to the latest weekly report officially released by mining firm Bitdeer (data as of April 24), the platform produced 185.7 BTC this week and has sold all of it. Currently, Bitdeer’s net increase in BTC for the week is zero. After excluding customer deposits, its own net BTC holdings remain at zero.
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Bitdeer announced its March 2026 operational data, reporting a self-mining output of 661 BTC for the month, which represents a year-over-year increase of about 480%. Its self-mining hashrate stood at approximately 69.5 EH/s, while the total managed hashrate was about 78.1 EH/s. The AI cloud business Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) run rate reached approximately $43 million, marking a quarter-over-quarter increase of about 105%. The company is simultaneously advancing its AI data center layout, conducting lease negotiations with potential customers for the Tydal project in Norway, and releasing the SEALMINER A4 mining rig (with an energy efficiency of about 9.45 J/T).
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Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) officially released its new generation of self-developed mining rigs today — the SEALMINER A4 series. The series includes three models: the A4 Pro air-cooled version, the A4 Pro water-cooled version, and the flagship A4 Ultra water-cooled version. Among them, the A4 Ultra water-cooled version features an energy efficiency ratio as low as 9.45 J/TH; both the A4 Pro air-cooled and A4 Pro water-cooled versions achieve an energy efficiency ratio of 10.9 J/TH.
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Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company BitFuFu announced its March operational data, producing 214 BTC during the month and selling 80 BTC as part of its balance sheet management. By the end of March, the company’s Bitcoin holdings decreased to 1,794 BTC, valued at approximately $131 million at current prices. Operationally, the company’s total hashrate slightly dropped to 25.9 EH/s, and power capacity decreased to 457 MW, mainly due to the ongoing phase-out of older mining rigs and upgrades to more energy-efficient equipment.
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Nasdaq-listed mining company CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) released its March 2026 operational data, producing 658 BTC during the month. In terms of treasury, the company sold 405 BTC through spot sales and another 500 BTC through call option exercises in March, totaling 905 BTC sold. Meanwhile, it added 445 BTC through options and basis trading. As of the end of March, the company held 13,561 BTC.
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Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms released its unaudited production and operations update for the first quarter of 2026. The company sold 3,778 BTC during the quarter, with net proceeds from sales of approximately $289.5 million. By the end of the first quarter, the company’s total Bitcoin holdings had decreased to 15,680 BTC. Previous market analysis suggested that Riot’s recent Bitcoin sales might further exacerbate the sell-off trend among listed miners. Several listed mining companies have cumulatively sold over 15,000 BTC recently to balance operational and investment needs.
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Bitcoin miner Riot amended its $200 million Bitcoin-collateralized credit agreement with Coinbase to mitigate the risk of short-term price volatility. Core changes to the new agreement include converting the loan interest rate from floating to fixed, allowing a one-year credit extension, and introducing a “two-day rule” where the value of collateralized BTC must fall below the threshold for two consecutive days to trigger stricter margin call requirements. Additionally, Riot sold 3,778 BTC (about $289 million) in Q1 this year and increased the number of restricted BTC used as collateral to 5,802. (The Energy Mag)
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Nasdaq-listed mining company BGIN BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED announced that it has reached a settlement with relevant parties, fully recovering 5,325 mining machines seized from its US subsidiary due to a default by a hosting service provider. The equipment was originally hosted and operated by Krypton and was later seized by Mawson due to Krypton’s failure to pay rent to the landlord. The company completed the full recovery following litigation and settlement.
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Tether announced the development of next-generation modular Bitcoin mining infrastructure in collaboration with Canaan and others, separating compute modules from power and cooling systems to improve energy efficiency and support on-demand upgrades. The solution supports immersion cooling and allows operators to replace individual components rather than entire rigs. Having previously released the open-source mining framework MDK providing unified management and optimization tools, this hardware-layer advancement shows Tether is accelerating the construction of a full-stack mining infrastructure system.
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Tether launched the open-source mining infrastructure framework Mining Development Kit (MDK), providing unified full-stack development and management tools, supporting miners with centralized control over equipment, data, and operations. Adopting a modular architecture, the framework can operate in various scales and hardware environments, supports automation and AI optimization, and aims to reduce vendor lock-in while improving the scalability and interoperability of mining systems.
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Tether Investments proposed advancing Twenty-One Capital (XXI) through a series of merger transactions to optimize its structure, including a merger with Bitcoin financial services company Strike and further integration with Bitcoin miner Elektron Energy. If completed, the combined entity will integrate financial service platforms, global distribution and compliance infrastructure, as well as large-scale mining capabilities and hashrate resources, forming a comprehensive platform covering Bitcoin reserves, mining, and financial services. Elektron founder Raphael Zagury is planned to serve as president.
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AI company Anthropic announced a multi-gigawatt next-generation TPU computing infrastructure agreement with Google and Broadcom. Reports noted that the surging demand for AI computing power is competing with Bitcoin mining for scarce resources like cheap electricity and data centers. Faced with rising operational costs and volatile mining revenues, several mainstream Bitcoin miners, including Core Scientific and Iris Energy, are increasingly transitioning to AI workload hosting businesses to secure more stable cash flows. (CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf increased its common stock offering from $800 million to $900 million on April 14, issuing 47.4 million shares at $19 per share. The funds will be used to build a data center campus in Kentucky and repay a bridge loan, with the transaction expected to close on April 16. Affected by this, the company’s stock price fell about 6% to $19.70 in pre-market trading. In addition, the company announced preliminary results, expecting first-quarter revenue of $30 million to $35 million, adjusted EBITDA of up to $3 million, and holding $3.1 billion in cash and equivalents as of March 31, with total debt of $5.8 billion. (The Block)
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Nasdaq-listed company AVAX One Technology (Nasdaq: AVX) announced the signing of a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) program to develop a 10MW AI/HPC micro-grid data center at the 4–31 Battery site in Alberta, Canada. AVAX One also announced the acquisition of 220 Bitmain Antminer S21 Pro (234 TH/s) rigs, which is expected to increase its total hashrate in Alberta by approximately 33%, from about 150 PH to 200+ PH. The associated investment is stated to be under $500,000 and will be used to generate short-term mining revenue before the construction of the AI/HPC facility.
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Soluna Holdings (NASDAQ: SLNH), a data center developer supporting Bitcoin mining, generative AI, and high-performance computing applications, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 150 MW Briscoe wind farm in West Texas for a total price of $53 million. The transaction was completed using balance sheet cash and $12.5 million in debt financing from Generate Capital.
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Nasdaq-listed company BTC Digital Ltd. announced that it has signed a joint development and operation agreement with Aurora Energy Ltd. of Canada to build a 5–10MW off-grid natural gas-powered computing facility in Alberta, Canada. It will be initially used for Bitcoin mining and later expanded to AI computing, data centers, and high-performance computing scenarios. The company stated that this move aims to advance its transition from a digital asset computing operator to an energy-driven computing infrastructure platform.
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According to Bloomberg, Alcoa Corp. is nearing an agreement to sell its idled Massena East smelter site in New York State to Bitcoin miner New York Digital Investment Group, with the transaction expected to be completed by mid-year. This deal is part of its plan to dispose of idle industrial assets, which are receiving more attention as data centers’ demand for power infrastructure rises.
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American Bitcoin Corp, a US Bitcoin company backed by the Trump family, announced the activation of 11,298 Bitcoin mining rigs at its Drumheller facility in Alberta, Canada, adding 3.05 EH/s of hashrate and increasing the company’s proprietary hashrate to 28.1 EH/s, with a total of 89,242 devices. The company’s stock price surged over 13% that day, with a cumulative gain of 49% over the past month. Eric Trump stated that the company will increase its Bitcoin exposure by expanding hashrate. Data shows the company holds over 7,000 BTC, valued at approximately $552 million. (Decrypt)
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According to Blockspace, MARA, one of the largest listed Bitcoin mining companies in the US, has laid off approximately 15% of its employees, involving multiple departments and some contract workers. The company stated this move is part of a strategic adjustment aimed at driving its transition from a pure mining firm to an energy and digital infrastructure company. Affected employees will receive about 1 month of paid leave and 13 weeks of severance pay. MARA recorded a net loss of approximately $1.3 billion in 2025 and previously sold over 15,000 BTC to repay convertible bonds.
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According to Lookonchain monitoring, Bitcoin miner MARA transferred out another 250 BTC about 3 hours ago, worth approximately $17.37 million. Previous data showed that between March 4 and March 25, MARA sold 15,133 BTC (about $1.1 billion) at an average price of roughly $72,689.
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MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel announced the establishment of the MARA Foundation at the Bitcoin Conference as an initiative to support Bitcoin network development beyond its mining business. Focus areas include promoting open-source technology R&D, improving the transaction fee market to support the “security budget,” conducting security research such as anti-quantum computing, expanding the use of self-custody tools, and advancing multilingual education and policy advocacy.
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According to Lookonchain monitoring, Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold 500 BTC about 8 hours ago, worth approximately $34.13 million. In addition, BTC reserve company Empery Digital (formerly Volcon) transferred its remaining 1,795 BTC (about $122.5 million) into Gemini about 8 hours ago.
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According to Lookonchain monitoring, Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms is suspected to have sold another 500 BTC (about $34.87 million). On-chain data shows that over the past 5 days, the miner has cumulatively deposited 1,500 BTC into institutional service provider NYDIG, with a total value of approximately $102.3 million.
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According to Lookonchain monitoring, Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms transferred another 500 BTC, worth $33.26 million. Read More
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According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet address (0x97…7a7) received 40,000 ETH, worth approximately $82.12 million, from crypto institutional broker FalconX. Analysis believed that this newly created address likely belongs to crypto mining firm Bitmine.
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According to CoinDesk, Bhutan has sold 70% of its Bitcoin holdings over the past 18 months. Arkham data shows that Bhutan’s Bitcoin holdings have dropped from about 13,000 in October 2024 to the current 3,954 (about $280.6 million), with $215.7 million worth of Bitcoin transferred out this year alone. Furthermore, Bhutan’s mining fund inflows exceeding $100,000 have not been recorded for over a year, indicating that the country may have paused its hydropower-based Bitcoin mining operations.
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According to Bits media, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree establishing a special economic zone named Besqala Mining Valley in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, dedicated specifically to cryptocurrency mining. Under the policy, miners in this special zone will enjoy tax exemptions, with the grace period lasting until January 1, 2035. Resident companies will be allowed to connect to a unified energy system using renewable energy and hydrogen power generation. Crypto assets produced in the zone can be freely traded through domestic and overseas platforms. Currently, Uzbekistan implements a strict admission system for Bitcoin mining and trading, allowing only legal entities to operate through state-licensed service providers and banning P2P trading.
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According to Global News, the provincial government of Manitoba, Canada, has proposed imposing double electricity rates on cryptocurrency mining companies and data centers, and proposed granting the government the right to cut off power to miners at any time during peak power usage. The reasoning is that such businesses consume massive amounts of power and contribute limited amounts to the local economy. This move has been strongly opposed by mine operators, who claim it will lead to the bankruptcy of many compliant businesses. In recent years, several Canadian provinces have continued to tighten mining policies; Quebec has already implemented double electricity rates, and British Columbia has directly banned new mines from connecting to the grid.
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Bitmain has launched the new generation water-cooled mining rig suites AR1901 and AR1902. Among them, AR1901 consists of 1 ANTRACK V2-EC2-DT paired with 4 ANTMINER S19 XP+ Hyd., focusing on distributed computing power scenarios and plug-and-play deployment. AR1902 uses ANTRACK V2-EC4-DTHP paired with the same miners, providing an integrated “hashrate + heating” solution, achieving stable mining revenue while providing heat.
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Luxor Technology announced an expanded partnership with MicroBT, committing to purchase $100 million of MicroBT’s WhatsMiner rigs and extending its LuxOS firmware support for these models. As part of the deal, MicroBT has signed a letter of intent to invest in Luxor through its investment manager Inflection Technology Ltd., for an undisclosed amount.
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Quantum technology company BTQ Technologies published a new paper stating that the short-term real threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin is not mining, but rather the security of elliptic curve digital signatures. Calculations in the paper show that under the Bitcoin mainnet difficulty of January 2025, using quantum computing for mining would theoretically require about 10²³ physical qubits and 10²⁵ watts of power, approaching stellar-level energy output, which is physically and economically unfeasible in reality.
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According to a report by the Bitcoin Policy Institute, recent research has significantly lowered the estimated hashrate required for a quantum computer to crack Bitcoin encryption. The theoretically required number of qubits has plummeted from the previously estimated 10 million to under 500,000, and potentially as low as 10,000 to 26,000. Although current quantum technology has not yet reached this level, Bitcoin developers are actively building defense mechanisms. The testnet for the quantum-resistant proposal BIP-360 was launched for testing this March, and the architecture of the previous Taproot (a major Bitcoin upgrade activated in 2021) has already reserved an upgrade path for quantum-resistant verification. The report noted that Bitcoin’s quantum threat is not insurmountable, and related technical reserves are steadily advancing.
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SpiderPool announced the upcoming launch of a Bitcoin-native companion asset DMT-NAT (NAT). Miners can synchronously receive NAT rewards within the same block they mine BTC. The official statement claims that this mechanism requires no additional setup or cost, and users only need to bind their NAT wallet address after launch to claim rewards. According to public information, NAT shares hashrate, blocks, and addresses with BTC, being produced synchronously with Bitcoin blocks approximately every 10 minutes.
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According to DL News, Irkutskenergosbyt, the state-owned power company in the Russian mining hub of Irkutsk, stated that it has identified about 8,000 suspected illegal crypto mining sites, and the actual number could be even higher. To cover up abnormal electricity usage, some residents explain sudden spikes in electricity bills as “charging electric vehicles,” “heating chicken coops,” or even claim they are “drying wood in preparation for building a house.” The report also mentioned that related equipment has been found hidden in locations such as greenhouses, paper mills, forest bushes, and abandoned gas stations.
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The “plebs-first” Bitcoin mining pool, Parasite Pool, successfully mined its second block (height 945,601), about 48 days after its first block. Founded by Ordinal Maxi Biz creator ZK Shark and designed specifically for home miners, the pool uses a unique mixed distribution model: the miner who finds the block directly receives a 1 BTC reward, and the remaining 2.125 BTC and transaction fees are distributed proportionally to all participants via the Lightning Network. The pool currently charges no fees and has a total hashrate of about 52 PH/s, accounting for approximately 0.005% of the total Bitcoin network hashrate. (CoinDesk)
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According to mempool data, Bitcoin block 944306 was mined by an independent miner on Solo CK with a hashrate of approximately 70 TH/s, earning a total block reward of 3.128 BTC, worth about $222,000 at the time. Based on this hashrate scale, the probability of mining a block in a single day is about 1 in 100,000, roughly equating to once every 300 years.
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According to a disclosure by @BitcoinArchive, an independent Bitcoin miner using small-scale equipment successfully mined a full block, receiving a block reward of 3.139 BTC, worth approximately $210,000 at current prices. Calculations suggest that with their current hashrate scale, they would theoretically only hit a block once every 76 years on average, making this an extremely low-probability event.
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According to f2pool, the Litecoin network experienced abnormal activity on April 25, 2026, due to invalid MWEB transactions, leading to a temporary chain fork. f2pool stated that it monitored the issue in real-time and continued mining on the valid chain adhering to correct consensus rules. After catching up for 13 blocks, the valid chain successfully tied. Starting from block 3,095,931, f2pool mined critical blocks, helping the valid chain surpass the invalid fork, ultimately returning the network to normal through a natural reorganization (reorg). f2pool expressed gratitude to miners continuously providing hashrate to ensure network security.
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