Pornhub is dealing with fresh fallout after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for a massive user data leak. The group says it stole 94GB of data tied to more than 200 million ...

Higher difficulty is tightening margins for miners after a volatile 2025. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is likely to rise again in January 2026 as block times remain slightly too fast. Higher difficulty ...

Bitcoin miners are facing a severe economic crunch to maintain their operations. Hash rate has fallen more in the last 30 days than after the last halving event. Still, VanEck suggests that these have ...

A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined an entire Bitcoin block on December 18, after renting hashpower through the NiceHash marketplace, according to blockchain data. Per ETH News, the miner ...

Some Bitcoin mining companies are turning away from cryptocurrency and embracing artificial intelligence. NPR's "The Indicator" podcast explains why. There is a big shift happening in the world of ...

The crypto downturn has pushed a slew of Bitcoin miners to the brink of unprofitability, prompting operators to scale back the energy-hungry machines that keep the blockchain running. A closely ...

The Bitcoin network’s total computational hash rate has entered a notable downtrend since October 18th, reversing what has otherwise been a consistent multi-year climb. The hash ribbons indicator, ...

Shares of American Bitcoin, the Bitcoin miner co-founded by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., plummeted Tuesday, bringing the company’s valuation back down to earth. Sales by early investors were likely the ...

China’s Bitcoin mining has surged to 14% of global hashrate despite the official ban on crypto activities. Regions like Xinjiang and Sichuan have become key hotspots for Bitcoin mining due to cheap ...

A lucky Bitcoin miner bagged a big reward of 3.146 BTC— or $266,000 at today’s prices — after solving a block alone with only a tiny fraction of the computational power normally needed to win a block ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Becca Bratcher is an author and journalist specializing in crypto. Over the past few years, the United States, specifically Texas, ...

A recent post on Reddit’s r/Bitcoin community caught the attention of miners across the world. A user claimed they had mined a Bitcoin block entirely on their own without any support from a large ...