Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 4
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
IEA sets out a digital toolkit to use existing power grids better
A new IEA report explains how monitoring, control systems, grid-enhancing technologies and carefully governed AI can increase the safe use of transmission and distribution networks.
UNECE roadmap puts crypto mining inside large-load grid planning
UNECE calls for strategic integration of data centres, AI facilities, electrolyzers and cryptocurrency mines through conditional connections, fair tariffs, flexibility and transparent data.
Cuentas signs a staged 24 MW West Texas mining power agreement
A September 23 SEC filing describes up to ten 2.4 MW container sets and about 4,200 ASIC miners, with $0.05/kWh energy pricing, revenue share and an 80% take-or-pay floor.
Fortitude raises its DCG credit-facility ceiling to $50 million
The amendment lifts the commitment from $26 million to $50 million and leaves about $31 million available. Future advances may arrive in ZEC but remain dollar-denominated debt.
PNNL releases RATLLE method for large-load oscillation risk
PNNL-39459 presents a three-stage workflow for screening, simulation and severity analysis. Case studies show modeled 50 MW cyclic loads can excite wide-area grid modes at resonance.
LuxOS update adds S21++ support and a signed OTA index
Luxor's September 21 changelog adds new S21++ and S19 XP Hydro board support, Ed25519 verification for OTA indexes and fixes for nonce attribution, curtailment metrics and power targeting.
Solo tracker attributes Bitcoin block 968,224 to NiceHash EasyMining
Bitcoin block 968,224 was confirmed on September 23 with a 3.14905148 BTC coinbase output. SoloBlocks attributes it to NiceHash EasyMining, while its hashrate and luck figures remain estimates.
PNNL models data-center controls as grid-service resources
PNNL report PNNL-39553 models coordinated compute, cooling, battery and onsite generation controls on a modified IEEE 24-bus system. The results are simulations, not operating guarantees.
Hyperscale Data proposes Patriot BTC for its Bitcoin mining assets
Hyperscale Data plans to place its Montana data center and mining equipment in a proposed Patriot BTC subsidiary. No separation structure or transaction has been approved.
Cypherpunk adds Amanda Fabiano after reporting 3,023.13 ZEC mined
Cypherpunk appointed mining executive Amanda Fabiano to its board and reported 3,023.13 ZEC from August 18–31. The release gives output, not mining profitability.
NMAxe v3.1.03 notes add Nexus board support and recovery safeguards
The NMAxe repository lists v3.1.03 with NMQAxe++ Nexus support, board auto-detection and HCN recovery. Operators should verify model-specific release assets before flashing.
ViaBTC ends CoinEx auto-withdrawals: what miners should check
ViaBTC says its Withdrawal to CoinEx feature ends on September 22, 2026. Pool mining continues; affected users should set a new payout address and verify the route.