Bitcoin mining isn’t mostly hydropower yet. The cited 2025 data still puts natural gas in first place at 38.2%, while hydropower sits at 23.4% — though more than half of mining now comes from non-fossil sources, making the industry less dirty, not clean.
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Thailand shut down an illegal Bitcoin mining network across five provinces, seizing 315 rigs and exposing yet another shady setup abusing power and rules. Legit mining is one thing; electricity theft dressed up as crypto innovation is just a crime with fans.
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Bitdeer sold every Bitcoin it mined since February, cashing out over $205M to keep its mining business liquid. It’s a blunt reminder that miners are running a hard-nosed industrial operation, not a Bitcoin monastery.
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Bitcoin was born from the 2008 financial crisis as a decentralized answer to broken money, launching with Satoshi’s 2008 whitepaper and a fixed 21 million supply. From pizza payments to digital gold, it’s now a global monetary force with real tradeoffs.
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Bitcoin mining just got easier, and that’s not a typo. The network logged one of its largest downward Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustments ever, cutting the challenge by 10% and giving miners a rare bit of breathing room. Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 10% in a massive downward adjustment BTC miners get temporary relief after a period […]
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The US military is now running a Bitcoin node, and not to stack sats or chase a treasury headline. A four-star admiral says INDOPACOM is using Bitcoin’s protocol for cybersecurity experiments, network monitoring, and operational testing. INDOPACOM confirms a live Bitcoin node Not mining BTC — testing the protocol Bitcoin seen as cybersecurity and computer […]
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Bitcoin is moving from trader chatter into US military thinking, and that’s a far more serious development than most people expected. US Indo-Pacific Command leaders are openly discussing Bitcoin’s strategic value. Adm. Samuel Paparo called BTC an “incredible” computer science tool. The framing is shifting toward cybersecurity, deterrence, and national security. In a Senate exchange […]
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Proof of Work or Proof of Value: Why Bitcoin Mining Must Evolve to Serve Commerce Bitcoin mining, traditionally reliant on proof-of-work (PoW), faces sustainability challenges as block rewards decrease. To remain viable, mining must evolve to facilitate real-world economic activity, potentially through a “proof of value” model. PoW ensures blockchain security but consumes significant energy. […]
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Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff Challenges Proof of Work Amidst Token Deluge In the dynamic world of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong proposes a novel approach to manage the influx of new tokens, while Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff targets the core value of Bitcoin itself. 1M new tokens weekly challenge exchanges Coinbase shifts […]
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