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Binance announces phased withdrawals: miners need to check the coin and network
The November 1 update sets a 06:00–09:00 UTC window for phase one across 15 networks. It is a staged rollout, with availability checked for each asset/network pair and possible processing delays.
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Ontario’s new power rates begin today: cheap overnight mining comes with a peak-hour tradeoff
November 1 brings new TOU, ULO and Tiered prices, winter hours and a 15.7% electricity rebate. The 3.7 Canadian cents/kWh overnight rate is only one part of the choice for a home miner.
Vietnam cuts its average electricity price by 2%: check the tariff behind a mining bill
EVN’s October 31 notice makes the average VND 2,159.9037/kWh before VAT effective November 1. Actual customer prices follow their tariff group; the headline is not a universal mining or hosting rate.
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Zebra Ándale tests faster Zcash mining work: the 9.6× figure is a node benchmark
The Foundation’s October 31 announcement introduces 7.1.0-alpha.0 for testing. It reduces waits before pools receive new work and improves block handling; the published benchmark is not a 9.6× increase in ASIC hashrate.
Keryx 0.15.5 fixes Windows NVIDIA rigs that could not start mining after the H15 self-test
The October 31 release fixes 0.15.4’s Windows environment-setting bug and explains readiness warnings. Linux packages were not affected by that bug; AMD and Apple Silicon still lack the required H15 trace engine.
Fake Hugging Face models return after takedown, stealing GPU time for mining
Pluto’s October 29 Load/Mine report tracks 31 campaign repositories and more than 32,000 downloads including linked models. Downloads are not confirmed infections; the risk comes from running the repository’s custom code, not from an official Qwen release.
Eurostat puts EU household electricity near €0.28/kWh: home miners need their own tariff
The October 30 release reports a 2.2% decline in the first half of 2026 from the previous half-year. This is newly published historical data, not an October tariff cut; country averages still differ sharply.
New Zealand’s new tariff-data rules make electricity plans easier to identify
Rules effective October 30 introduce plan identification codes and cover still-active legacy plans. Home miners can compare the actual contract with their operating hours; broader billing reforms have a later implementation deadline.
Fortitude’s 15 MW Aurora mine joins SPP demand response: why hosting uptime needs context
The October 29 announcement says Aurora can adjust electricity use under SPP dispatch and market signals. This is participation by an existing facility, not a new 15 MW build or proof of a specific saving for each hosted miner.
