Bitcoin depends on the community to survive. Without the web of miners and developers, the mainnet is as good as dead.

Post-halving stress is reshaping Bitcoin mining. As margins compress, miners turn to AI, HPC and consolidation to survive heading into 2026. The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating ...

Russia is planning criminal penalties, including forced labor, to curb widespread unregistered bitcoin mining after legalization. Russia is preparing to escalate its crackdown on unregistered ...

Bitcoin mining in 2026 looks very different from what it was a few years ago. Rising mining difficulty, expensive ASIC machines, and high electricity costs have pushed most individual investors away ...

ESG researcher Daniel Batten says peer-reviewed studies challenge claims that Bitcoin mining destabilizes power grids or raises electricity costs. Bitcoin’s environmental impact remains contested as ...

It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less profitable, too. But mining-company stocks are still flying, even with cryptocurrency prices in retreat. That’s because these firms have something in ...

Bitcoin is entering 2026 under dual pressure from long-term security risks and near-term technical levels. Coinbase research ...

The head of global investment research at Coinbase says that quantum computing poses significant risks to Bitcoin's security.

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

Cipher Mining is upgraded to Buy, reflecting resilience to Bitcoin volatility and strong AI pivot momentum. CIFR's all-in electricity cost per coin is $34,200, providing a substantial margin even if ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining looks like a heavy industrial process—rows ...

Discover how crypto malware operates through cryptojacking and ransomware, with real-world examples such as WannaMine and PowerGhost ...