Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 4
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
Google and Constellation plan 890 MW of nuclear uprates for PJM
The October 6 agreement supports upgrades at existing nuclear units, with the first increase expected by 2028. A separate 2,700 MW supply contract covers existing generation.
Xanadu and GlobalFoundries plan 300 mm photonic quantum manufacturing
The October 6 partnership targets silicon nitride photonics and single-photon detectors at GlobalFoundries’ Malta, New York line. It announces a manufacturing pathway, rather than verified production volumes.
Bitcoin ETFs record $89.8 million net outflow on October 5
Farside’s completed October 5 row shows IBIT inflows offset by FBTC and ARKB redemptions. The first three completed October trading days still total a $202.8 million net inflow.
atNorth plans FIN05 in Finland: 75 MW first phase, 230 MW campus
atNorth announced its Salo campus on October 5. The first phase has secured power; the site page targets Q3 2028 availability and distinguishes 60 MW of IT capacity from 75 MW of gross power.
LG and AIR sign chiller supply agreement for AI projects exceeding 5 GW
LG’s October 5 announcement covers a multiyear North American cooling program. The 5 GW figure describes supported data-centre projects; contract value, equipment quantities and delivery dates are not disclosed.
HashSmash opens AI cryptanalysis competition targeting SHA-256 and other hashes
Eigen Labs and Shielded Labs launched the public Yukon challenge on October 5. The contest studies SHA-256, SHA-3, BLAKE3 and Poseidon; its launch is not evidence that Bitcoin’s hashing has been broken.
Orcadian ends offshore compute agreement; Earlham concept remains under review
The October 5 announcement ends one partner agreement over deployment timing. Orcadian retains the P2680 licence and continues partner discussions; the offshore compute concept still requires validation.
Bluebird reports Texas Bitcoin revenue and closes its hashrate contracts
Bluebird’s October 5 update reports $43,881 of additional Bitcoin-denominated Texas revenue for July–September. A separate contract test produced $13,929 against about $15,004 of costs and was terminated.
H100 cloud index opens October 5 at $3.49 per GPU-hour
GPU Economy’s provisional weekly index shows a $3.49 median from 31 listed rates across 29 providers. The data measures advertised on-demand H100 pricing, not booked capacity or a miner’s AI revenue.
Canaan maps the shift from hashrate indexes to tokenized compute claims
The manufacturer’s October 1 newsletter links mining’s hashprice and hashrate derivatives with emerging GPU and tokenized-asset markets, while stressing that financial claims move faster than physical power and chips.
NiceHash launches Virtual Machine Mining packages for rented Bitcoin hashpower
The new VMM interface lets customers buy fixed or flexible mining capacity and direct it to a pool without owning ASIC hardware. The service changes access and billing, not the probability or operating costs behind proof-of-work.
Bitdeer reports mining and selling 292.3 BTC in one week
The company’s weekly update for the period through October 2 shows output and sales matching at 292.3 BTC, with zero net additions and zero “pure holdings.” Sale price, proceeds and weekly mining costs were not disclosed.