Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 22
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
Braiins OS 26.09: cold-start fixes and PSU temperature logs
The September 16 firmware release improves startup diagnostics for supported Antminers. We explain control-board differences and a practical farm update checklist.
Sazmining uses contracted hashrate while physical ASIC miners ship
A September 15 case study explains the seven-day hashing promise. We distinguish virtual hashrate, physical delivery, contract costs and unproven retention claims.
Bitcoin ETFs regain $159.5 million after two days of outflows
Farside reports $159.5 million of net inflows on September 17. We calculate the remaining three-day deficit and explain why ETF flows are not miner revenue.
Braiins Toolbox 26.09: automatic ASIC list refresh and CLI fixes
The September 14 release refreshes known miners automatically. We explain the difference between refreshing data and discovering devices, plus checks for farm operators.
Braiins OS API 1.15.0 adds a tag to mining pause requests
The September 16 API update adds an optional pause tag and corrects license comments. We examine integration checks without claiming changes to fees or automatic recovery.
Olenox reports 15.63 BTC in August: actual mining versus gas-power plans
The September 17 update reports preliminary production and a 9,584-unit S21-class fleet. Sub-$0.02/kWh gas-power costs are a future target, not August’s achieved tariff.
Fortitude names Jaime Leverton CEO as Zcash miner expansion advances
The September 17 release confirms a leadership change and describes Z15 Pro orders; delivery and the proposed merger remain future milestones.
Hammer Thor X1 and P2 firmware fixes Bitcoin pool compatibility
Official September 9 releases are now documented on the site, with local firmware downloads and practical checks before updating.
CleanSpark proposes $2.227 billion of notes for Sandersville
The September 17 proposal is project financing, not a completed fundraising or an announcement of new operating hashrate.
HIVE’s BUZZ HPC teams up with ProCogia for sovereign AI
Dedicated Canadian GPU capacity and applied-AI services are a new commercial partnership, not an ASIC upgrade or disclosed new MW.
Fed raises its target range to 3.75–4%: the ASIC budget question
The September 16 decision changes the financing backdrop. Loan terms, electricity costs and Bitcoin revenue remain separate inputs.
FutureBit examines Bitcoin difficulty and expected BTC yield
An independent calculation explains why a difficulty decline and an expected-yield increase have different percentages.