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Home mining has a different power bill: new EIA figures show the gap
The October 23 release puts August U.S. residential electricity at 18.16 cents/kWh, versus 9.64 cents for industry. We explain what these averages can—and cannot—tell a home miner.
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Bitcoin ETFs show another day of withdrawals, but the week still has a positive balance
Farside’s available October 23 row shows $137.9 million in net outflows, with one fund still unreported. Across October 19–23, the reported figures total a provisional $301.2 million inflow.
A rising balance can be fake: U.S. crypto-fraud case describes the trap
An October 23 Justice Department announcement reports Zheng Zhao’s extradition and court appearance. Prosecutors describe fake trading sites and 174 identified U.S. victims; the allegations remain unproven.
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Who controls your mined Bitcoin? Lopp calls for a rethink of wallet protection
In an October 22 letter, Casa’s security chief argues that moving coins to a custodian shifts risk. We explain multisig, separated keys and planning for lost access in plain language.
A giant data centre plans its own power: Oracle says households will not fund it
Oracle’s October 22 plan for Project Jupiter uses Bloom fuel cells and a private microgrid. The promise about who pays is separate from proof of actual bills, emissions or operating capacity.
San Diego moves toward a data-centre pause: the council vote is still ahead
The mayor’s October 22 order asks staff to bring a temporary moratorium to the council on October 26. Water, power costs, housing and local authority are central to the review.
Heatbit puts Bitcoin mining inside a water-heater element: what Bitwater promises
Bitwater is open for preorder with first shipments planned for Q1 2027. It reuses mining heat in an existing tank, but the advertised limits are not a guaranteed income or one tested operating mode.
Your Antminer L7 may not be offline: Braiins fixes a monitoring mistake
Manager Agent 4.13.1 corrects L7 status after 4.13.0, redetects miners moved away from MARA firmware and repairs missing device readings. It is a monitoring-agent update, not a new miner firmware.
Bitcoin mining gets crowded again as network power returns to 1 ZH/s
BlocksBridge reports the seven-day hashrate estimate back at 1,000 EH/s. Large miners moving toward AI has not automatically made earning Bitcoin easier for those who remain.
