On a dead-end road that climbs out of the tiny city of Jenkins, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Eastern Kentucky, there stands a large warehouse with a mint green roof. It shares the ...

From Bhutan's hydropower rigs to Iran's sanctions workaround, sovereign bitcoin mining is bigger than most investors realize.

Cipher Mining (CIFR) has begun bitcoin BTC $82,575.98 production at its 300-megawatt (MW) Black Pearl facility in Texas, the company announced on Monday. The launch marks a key milestone for the firm, ...

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 ...

For years, the largest Bitcoin miners operated on an article of faith as much as a business model: that the coins they minted were worth holding, that scarcity would reward patience, and that the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel once advised future ...

Maestro debuted a Bitcoin-native credit market facility that aimed at attracting institutional investors with up to 9% yield, and letting miners finance their hashrate expansion.

In today’s issue, Ben Harper from Luxor Technology provides an update on what’s happening with bitcoin mining this year. Then, Colin Harper from Blockspace Media answers questions on the topic of ...