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Bitcoin Block 857,911 Delivers $1.12M to Antpool as Miners Enjoy Fee Windfall

On Thursday, Bitcoin network fees took a significant leap, crossing the $100 mark shortly after 8:45 a.m. EDT. However, this spike was short-lived as fees quickly dropped, settling at just…

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Foundry Unveils New Hardware Suite Targeting Institutional Bitcoin Mining

Foundry Digital LLC has launched a new suite of products aimed at enhancing institutional bitcoin mining operations. Dubbed Foundry Hardware, this initiative introduces specialized equipment designed to improve mining system…

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Foundry to Isolate and Monetize Bitcoin Halving’s ‘Epic Satoshi,’ Distributing Earnings Among Pool Members

Foundry, a digital assets mining and staking company, has announced that it plans to monetize what it has called the “epic satoshi,” the first satoshi of the halving block, via…

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A Single Custodian Oversees Nearly Half of Bitcoin’s Block Rewards

Onchain data indicates that a single custodian now manages the coinbase addresses for at least nine prominent mining pools, which collectively account for 47% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate. The analysis…

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2 Bitcoin Mining Pools Command More Than 53% of BTC’s Total Hashrate

Bitcoin’s hashrate has jumped from the low 170 exahash per second (EH/s) recorded this week, to above the 300 exahash range after a number of bitcoin mining operations from Texas…

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Bitcoin Hashrate Slides as Texas Miners Curtail Hashpower to Bolster the Grid

Bitcoin’s total hashrate tapped a low of 170 exahash per second (EH/s) on Dec. 25, as reports noted that bitcoin miners in Texas curtailed their hashpower during a massive winter…

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DCG Subsidiary Foundry to Acquire 2 ‘Turnkey’ Bitcoin Mining Facilities From Compute North

Digital asset mining and staking firm Foundry has agreed to purchase two “turnkey” bitcoin mining facilities from Compute North, a bitcoin miner that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on…

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Bitcoin’s Top Mining Pool Foundry USA’s Hashrate Climbed 350% in 12 Months

Last year, Bitcoin’s total network hashrate was around 160 exahash per second (EH/s), and 15 known mining pools dedicated hashrate to Bitcoin on Nov. 6, 2021. At that time, the…

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3 Bitcoin Mining Records Set in October — BTC Hash Price Taps Lifetime Low, While Hashrate and Difficulty Surged

This month bitcoin’s hash price tapped an all-time low of $66,500 per exahash on Oct. 25, according to statistics from the onchain market intelligence firm Glassnode. Alongside this, the network’s…

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Grayscale’s New Co-Investment Vehicle Aims to ‘Capture the Upside of Crypto Winter’

On October 6, Grayscale Investments announced a new venture that gives accredited investors the opportunity to invest in the mining infrastructure that powers the digital asset ecosystem. According to the…

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