Apr 9, 2026
Solo Bitcoin Miner Beats 1-in-300-Year Odds to Win Full BTC Block Reward
A solo Bitcoin miner with only 70 TH/s, or roughly 0.000007% of the network’s computing power, has successfully mined a full block.
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Apr 9, 2026
From MinerFi to ComputeFi: CoreWeave’s $8.5B AI Loan Rewrites the Playbook
Inside CoreWeave’s $8.5B AI infrastructure loan: how GPU-backed financing is evolving into Wall Street-style, cash-flow-driven compute credit.
Apr 9, 2026
CoreWeave Signs $21B Meta AI Cloud Deal as It Seeks Another $4B Debt Financing
CoreWeave signed a $21 billion AI cloud deal with Meta through 2032 while launching more than $4 billion in debt offerings, underscoring surging capital needs for AI buildout.
Apr 8, 2026
CleanSpark Shutters 25MW Tennessee Bitcoin Mine Tied to GRIID Noise Dispute
CleanSpark will shut down a 25 MW Tennessee Bitcoin mining site tied to its GRIID acquisition under a lawsuit settlement reached in 2023.
Apr 8, 2026
Cango Sells 2,000 Bitcoin in March After 4,616 BTC February Exit to Cut Debt
Cango sold down 60% of its Bitcoin holdings in March as the NYSE-listed miner moved to shore up its balance sheet and lower operating costs amid a weak mining environment.
Apr 7, 2026
Bitdeer Unveils 9.45 J/TH Miner as Bitcoin Hashprice Remain Under Pressure
Bitdeer has launched the SEALMINER A4 series, touting improved energy efficiency to 9.45 J/TH as miners grapple with the weakest bitcoin mining economics ever.
Apr 6, 2026
Soluna Buys Texas 150MW Wind Farm for $53M to Power AI, Bitcoin Data Centers
Soluna acquires a 150 MW Texas wind farm for $53 million, securing power for AI and Bitcoin data centers as energy costs and grid constraints reshape compute infrastructure.
Apr 2, 2026
Riot Sells 3,778 Bitcoin in Q1, Posts More Collateral as BTC Slides
Riot sold more than twice as much Bitcoin as it mined in the first quarter, using a market downturn to tap its treasury as it pushes deeper into high-performance computing colocation.
Apr 2, 2026
The Same Engine Behind Bitcoin and AI
In the first installment of this series, we examined how Bitcoin mining was always designed as an energy system. Now, we compare its infrastructure with AI data centers—and their shared foundation.
Apr 2, 2026
Microsoft in Talks With Chevron on $7B Texas Power Plant to Fuel AI Data Centers
Microsoft is reportedly in exclusive talks with Chevron and Engine No. 1 to anchor a $7 billion natural gas power project in West Texas, racing to build AI infrastructure in increasingly reshaped energy markets.