Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 2
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
SRBMiner 3.8.4 brings its GPU efficiency tuner to Windows
The new release lets NVIDIA miners set a different hashrate-loss allowance for each selected card. The developer calls the Windows tuner very experimental and reports testing on Windows 10.
Bitcoin difficulty reaches 374 days without a new high
On November 7, block history still places the record at 155.97T on October 29, 2025. The current 148.36T is about 4.88% lower, following October’s increases.
THORChain flags BASE and XRP trading as paused in November 7 checks
The newly observed pauses differ from the November 5 snapshot. A BTC-to-XRP quote was rejected; BTC-to-LTC returned an estimate.
ForgeMiner 1.9.2 fixes GPU voltage controls and brings failed cards back to mining
The November 6 release adds visible voltage confirmation on Linux, broader card recovery and memory-clock fixes. Its CMP 90HX test shows why less power and peak hashrate deserve a joint check.
Ukrenergo sets two to four outage queues for November 7 in parts of Ukraine
The national notice covers the full day and includes industrial power limits. A home miner needs the local address schedule and actual running hours to estimate the day’s work.
IREN’s mining fleet falls to 7.9 EH/s as data centres shift to AI
IREN’s November 5 filing separates installed mining capacity from average operating hashrate. It targets a substantial transition by year-end, with small residual mining operations expected through 2027.
UltimusPool ends its Bitcoin mining service
The operator confirms the shutdown. Its notice gave November 5 at 08:00 UTC as the website access cutoff and asked users to save earnings records.
BitFuFu mined 137 BTC in October as Bitcoin difficulty rose
BitFuFu reported an 18% drop in monthly production even as managed hashrate edged up. Its own mining accounted for the decline.
ERCOT puts Texas large-load power cuts on its November 6 agenda
Texas grid operators are scheduled to discuss which large sites would register, how they would reduce grid demand and how those actions could enter power prices.
Zcash activates NU7: 25-second block targets and smaller rewards per block
The upgrade took effect at block 3,543,405 on November 6. The scheduled subsidy per block fell to a third, the fee split changed, and the legacy Sprout transaction path closed.
Core Scientific’s mining covered electricity but lost $7.49 million at the gross level
The November 5 filing puts third-quarter self-mining revenue at $12.26 million and power fees at $10.48 million. Equipment depreciation and other costs explain why the electricity margin was not enough.
One Bitcoin ASIC price index holds at $10.35 per TH/s as hashprice falls
Endless Mining’s weekly recap shows flat asking prices on its own marketplace and a 3% fall in hashprice. The November 6 snapshot still shows $10.35 per TH/s. These are offers, not completed sales.