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Canaan Sells Crypto Holdings to Fund Share Buybacks After Heavy Loss
Canaan offloaded millions in Bitcoin and Ethereum to repurchase its own shares after reporting a $97.6 million quarterly loss and a sharp drop in mining equipment sales, raising questions about the company's treasury strategy and future cash flow
MultiversX to Halt Transactions for 24 Minutes in Major Speed Upgrade
MultiversX will temporarily pause new transactions as it rolls out its Supernova upgrade, aiming to cut block times by 90% and overhaul consensus. Node operators face a tight deadline to update software or risk falling out of sync.
OCEAN Mining Buys Out Luke Dashjr as New Bitcoin Pool Remains Unproven
OCEAN Mining has bought out co-founder Luke Dashjr, ending his leadership and equity stake. Dashjr plans to launch a new mining pool, CONVOY, but its operational status and miner migration remain unverified.
HashKey Cloud Joins Stacks Genesis Bond, Testing Bitcoin Yield Demand
HashKey Cloud is participating in Stacks' Genesis Bond pilot, locking Bitcoin while keeping custody of its keys. The move highlights institutional interest in native Bitcoin yield, but exposes participants to STX price risk and protocol mechanics
Cloud Mining Platforms Raise New Questions for Crypto Users
Cloud mining lets users rent remote computing power to earn crypto without owning hardware, but shifting fees, contract terms, and provider risks mean returns are far from guaranteed-especially as mining difficulty and market prices fluctuate
Intchains Halts New Ethereum Buys as Revenue Drops and AI Focus Grows
Nasdaq-listed Intchains is pausing new Ethereum purchases after a 94% revenue decline, shifting capital to ASIC chip development and early-stage AI projects while maintaining its crypto treasury and staking activities
Canaan's July Hashrate Includes Paused Ethiopia Mining Operations
Canaan's July mining report counted nearly 35% of its global operating hashrate from paused Ethiopia sites, raising questions about how much capacity was actually active and complicating comparisons for investors and analysts
Bitcoin Miner MGT Issues 1.65 Billion Shares Amid Zero Revenue
MGT Capital, a dormant Bitcoin mining company, issued 1.65 billion new shares to raise capital after reporting no revenue and holding 35 idle mining machines, highlighting the risks of dilution and operational uncertainty for investors
MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC as Collateral for AI Data Center Bet
MARA Holdings sold most of its mined Bitcoin and pledged over half its reserves as collateral for $600 million in loans, fueling an AI data center acquisition while leaving key collateral and margin-call details undisclosed
Bitcoin Faces Governance Test as Bugs, Covenants, and Quantum Risks Collide
Bitcoin's next protocol upgrades confront unresolved bugs, new custody tools, and looming quantum threats, all while miner support fractures and governance faces its toughest coordination challenge in years
NiceHash Expands Hashrate Trading, Redefining Bitcoin Mining Access
NiceHash's global hashrate marketplace is changing how miners, enterprises, and institutions access and trade Bitcoin mining power, offering new flexibility, liquidity, and operational strategies beyond traditional mining pools
Hyperscale Data Sells Bitcoin to Fund $3B Michigan AI Campus
Hyperscale Data has sold part of its Bitcoin holdings and secured a BTC-backed credit line to finance a Michigan AI data center, supporting a contract that could generate over $3 billion in revenue if fully executed
NiceHash Expands Hashrate Marketplace and EasyMining Bitcoin Service
NiceHash is reshaping Bitcoin mining by letting users buy and sell hashrate, access freshly mined Bitcoin, and settle in USDT, offering new flexibility for individuals and institutions.
Bitcoin Miners Shift Billions to AI Amid Mining Revenue Squeeze
Major Bitcoin mining firms are redirecting capital and power to AI data centers as mining profits fall, but this strategic pivot could backfire if Bitcoin prices rebound and AI demand lags behind expectations
Fortitude Opens 12 MW Nebraska Site to Lower Zcash Mining Costs
Fortitude has launched a 12-megawatt Zcash mining facility in Nebraska, aiming to reduce its per-coin mining costs by leveraging lower electricity rates and more efficient hardware. The move could impact ZEC mining economics and competition.