Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 16
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
Sterling Digital records its first Bitcoin output during gas-powered commissioning
The West Texas project completed a live-load mining test. Continuous commercial operation remains a later commissioning milestone.
Bitdeer buys 200 acres near Rockdale for AI/HPC development
The approximately $100 million cash acquisition expands site control. Land ownership and planned power capacity do not mean an operating AI data centre.
Bitdeer AI contracts all A102 capacity: service launch planned for 2027
The Malaysian 9.5 MW project has five-year commitments with expected revenue above $800 million. Contracted future revenue is not revenue already earned.
PowerCompute reports energy sales alongside August mining output
PowerCompute reported 7.9 BTC mined and approximately $132,000 in energy sales during August. Its preliminary update illustrates why flexible-load income must be accounted for separately.
HIVE plans to wind down Swedish Bitcoin mining while assessing AI reuse
HIVE says Swedish mining contributed less than 5% of its global daily revenue in August. Repurposing for HPC and AI remains an evaluation, not a completed conversion.
Hivello announces Bitcoin cloud-mining beta with 30-day contracts
Hivello says customers can purchase hashrate without operating hardware. The launch announcement does not guarantee returns; contract economics depend on delivery and terms.
Mexico seizes suspected crypto-mining site with around 300 computers
Puebla’s official statement identifies the equipment as GPUs and confirms an ongoing investigation. The exact miner models and the cryptocurrency were not disclosed.
CleanSpark reports 593 BTC for August: reading the hashrate gap
CleanSpark’s unaudited August update reports 593 BTC, 50 EH/s operational hashrate and 38.3 EH/s average operating hashrate. These measures answer different questions.
Canaan’s Q2 update separates equipment sales from mining output
Canaan reported $31.9 million in total Q2 revenue, 2.5 EH/s of computing power sold and 243 BTC mined. Its September 8 release covers the quarter ended June 30.
AI factories: what operators actually sell
An AI site earns from utilized compute, not installed capacity alone. Luxor examines the implications for owners of powered infrastructure.
August closes with a hashprice rebound
Luxor reports a 24.4% August rise, from $31.63 to $39.33 per PH/s/day. These are historical month-end figures.
A reference index for AI hardware prices
Hashrate Index launched tracking for eight-GPU HGX node asking prices. Listed asks are distinct from completed transaction prices.