Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 14
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
Bitdeer AI secures 65.1 MW for A202 in Johor; energization targeted for 2027
A ten-year data-center agreement covers A202 in Malaysia. The 65.1 MW refers to IT load; customer contracts and the $7 billion opportunity pipeline remain separate.
Soluna’s Dorothy gets conditional ERCOT status for 100 MW
Soluna reports conditional Base Load classification for Dorothy and a separate 50 MW request under study. What these milestones mean for a wind-linked mining campus.
CoinShares puts listed miners’ Q2 cash cost at $75,500 per BTC
CoinShares’ September 15 report estimates a $75,500 weighted cash cost before tax per BTC for listed miners in Q2. What does that mean for an individual ASIC?
Ethiopian miners receive 23% of contracted power: what the latest report confirms
Bloomberg’s September 15 report describes power allocation at 23% of mining contracts. Epic Mining’s earlier notices show that the restrictions did not begin on that date.
The Vault Holding buys four Antminers to test a second mining site
Royalty Management announced a four-unit Antminer pilot, over 20 acres of potential expansion and possible power below $0.06/kWh. Commercial scale remains conditional.
Bell outlines a 1.2 GW Saskatchewan AI hub with self-supplied power
A non-binding September 14 memorandum proposes up to 900 MW beyond the original 300 MW project. Customer contracts, permits and staged development remain conditions.
Freedom Tech DC brings energy and data centres into Bitcoin policy agenda
The September 14 announcement schedules a Washington summit for September 22–23, expanding its focus to AI, computing infrastructure and grid resilience.
Canaan mined 44 BTC in August and advances Canadian heat reuse
Canaan’s September 14 update reports 44 BTC mined in August, $0.043/kWh power costs and equipment installation at a Canadian greenhouse heat-recovery project.
Bitcoin hashprice holds at $39.25: September 14 mining update
Hashrate Index reports $39.25 per PH/s/day and a 943 EH/s weekly network average. We explain what the snapshot means for ASIC electricity margins.
Sangha’s 110.4 MW Texas campus gets conditional ERCOT status
ERCOT placed the planned campus in Batch Zero as Base Load, subject to audit and verification. About 19.9 MW is currently available; the rest is expected in 2028.
PDoS research models a profitable liveness attack on PoW pools
A new preprint combines block-header deterrence with revenue extraction from a victim pool. It is a research result, not evidence of a live attack.
Missouri data-center plan combines on-site atomic power and heat reuse
Island Roadhouse describes a 154 MW Phase 1 design targeting 2034. It remains a long-term plan, not an operating facility or grid connection.