Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition
According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment…
Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s
The Nvidiabacked company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not be ready until the 2030s. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin mining pool once handling 2.3% of network shuts after hashrate falls 65%
Computing power directed at Binance Pool has fallen from 26 EH/s in December to about 9 EH/s. Its remaining miners must choose another provider before a Nov.…
Bitcoin miners plunge up to 13% in Wall Street’s worst selloff since July
TeraWulf, Core Scientific, Cipher Mining and IREN each lost more than 12% as hotter inflation hit AI infrastructure companies. Source：Cointelegraph
Binance to shut down crypto mining pool services in November
Binance will discontinue its mining pool and related services on Nov. 10, urging miners to move to alternative pools before the shutdown. Source：Cointelegraph
FTX’s crypto mining venture is now used to advance AI
The defunct exchange acquired a 20% stake in Genesis Digital Assets before FTX declared bankruptcy in November 2022. Source：Cointelegraph
US accounting overhaul could make stablecoins more attractive to corporations: Tempo
A Tempo report examines how proposed US accounting rules could change corporate stablecoin holdings, with direct redemption rights determining which tokens…
Bitcoin miners face widening AI financing costs as lenders scrutinize deals
The Bitcoin mining industry needs roughly $50 billion to complete planned AI infrastructure projects, with IREN, Riot Platforms and HIVE Digital facing major…
Bitcoin mined for pennies in 2010 moves after 16 years, now worth $8.5 million
The 100 BTC came directly from two mining rewards created during Bitcoin’s “Satoshi era” and had not moved for more than 16 years. Source：CoinDesk
Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report
EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers. Source：Cointelegraph
Big Questions: Does Satoshi actually own 1.1 million Bitcoin?
Researchers can trace an estimated 1.1 million BTC to a distinctive early mining operation. The harder question is whether that miner was actually Satoshi.…
Manhattan US Attorney leading probe into Binance’s Iran compliance: Bloomberg
The investigation is examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice…