Bitcoin Mining & ASIC News: Market, Hardware and Energy · Page 5
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
Binance announces phased withdrawals: miners need to check the coin and network
The November 1 update sets a 06:00–09:00 UTC window for phase one across 15 networks. It is a staged rollout, with availability checked for each asset/network pair and possible processing delays.
Ontario’s new power rates begin today: cheap overnight mining comes with a peak-hour tradeoff
November 1 brings new TOU, ULO and Tiered prices, winter hours and a 15.7% electricity rebate. The 3.7 Canadian cents/kWh overnight rate is only one part of the choice for a home miner.
Vietnam cuts its average electricity price by 2%: check the tariff behind a mining bill
EVN’s October 31 notice makes the average VND 2,159.9037/kWh before VAT effective November 1. Actual customer prices follow their tariff group; the headline is not a universal mining or hosting rate.
Zebra Ándale tests faster Zcash mining work: the 9.6× figure is a node benchmark
The Foundation’s October 31 announcement introduces 7.1.0-alpha.0 for testing. It reduces waits before pools receive new work and improves block handling; the published benchmark is not a 9.6× increase in ASIC hashrate.
Keryx 0.15.5 fixes Windows NVIDIA rigs that could not start mining after the H15 self-test
The October 31 release fixes 0.15.4’s Windows environment-setting bug and explains readiness warnings. Linux packages were not affected by that bug; AMD and Apple Silicon still lack the required H15 trace engine.
Fake Hugging Face models return after takedown, stealing GPU time for mining
Pluto’s October 29 Load/Mine report tracks 31 campaign repositories and more than 32,000 downloads including linked models. Downloads are not confirmed infections; the risk comes from running the repository’s custom code, not from an official Qwen release.
Eurostat puts EU household electricity near €0.28/kWh: home miners need their own tariff
The October 30 release reports a 2.2% decline in the first half of 2026 from the previous half-year. This is newly published historical data, not an October tariff cut; country averages still differ sharply.
New Zealand’s new tariff-data rules make electricity plans easier to identify
Rules effective October 30 introduce plan identification codes and cover still-active legacy plans. Home miners can compare the actual contract with their operating hours; broader billing reforms have a later implementation deadline.
Fortitude’s 15 MW Aurora mine joins SPP demand response: why hosting uptime needs context
The October 29 announcement says Aurora can adjust electricity use under SPP dispatch and market signals. This is participation by an existing facility, not a new 15 MW build or proof of a specific saving for each hosted miner.
Binance reports a $6.3 billion security incident: deposits are normal, withdrawals remain paused
The exchange’s corrected October 30 notice separates normal deposits from paused withdrawals. For mining payouts, a credited exchange balance and funds available for withdrawal are different things.
Keryx prepares for H15: Windows NVIDIA miners need the 0.15.2 fix
The October 28 hotfix repairs model loading on Windows NVIDIA ahead of the H15 gate expected around October 30. Activation depends on mainnet DAA score 140115000, not a wall-clock alarm.
Fake AI installers run a hidden miner: Check Point explains the Yoba campaign
The October 27 investigation found fake GitHub AI applications packaging malware beside genuine signed binaries. The observed final payload was XMRig, installed without the user choosing to mine.