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Despite the April 2024 halving cutting block rewards to 3.125 BTC, global hashrate continues to climb as efficient ASIC miners replace older hardware. Marathon and CleanSpark lead expansion.
The latest ASIC from the world's dominant mining hardware maker promises 30% better efficiency than the S19 XP. We test it at scale in a US mining facility.
Bitcoin Mining Council Q1 2026 report shows renewable energy mix at an all-time high. Texas wind farms provide cheap off-peak electricity to the world's biggest mining clusters.
Texas has overtaken Kentucky and Georgia to become the single largest Bitcoin mining state in the US, now accounting for 42% of US hashrate. Cheap wind energy and grid incentive programs drive growth.
Bitmain has announced the Antminer S23 Pro with a class-leading 28 J/TH efficiency rating. Pre-orders open immediately with shipping scheduled for June 2026 — a key upgrade cycle for large mining farms.
Marathon Digital Holdings reported Q1 2026 results of 2,811 BTC mined and $217M in revenue, confirming its position as the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner in the United States.
The Bitcoin Mining Council's Q1 2026 survey shows global Bitcoin mining now uses 73% sustainable energy — a new record. North American and Nordic operations lead the transition to renewables.
Core Scientific's HPC division generates 55% of total revenue by renting data center capacity to AI firms at $2.50/GPU-hour. The convergence of Bitcoin mining and AI computing is the defining industry trend of 2026.
The renewable energy share of Bitcoin mining has reached 60%, led by Nordic hydroelectric facilities, Texas solar and wind farms, and geothermal operations. The Bitcoin Mining Council reports this as a historic milestone.
Foundry USA remains the dominant mining pool with 30% of global hash rate. Antpool and F2Pool round out the top three. Stratum V2 adoption is slowly decentralizing block template construction away from pool operators.
Bitmain's new flagship achieves 28 joules per terahash, 15% better than the S21 Pro. At electricity costs under $0.05/kWh, S23 Pro breaks even in 14 months at $77K BTC price — setting a new benchmark for mining hardware.
Mining difficulty adjusted upward 4.7% to a new ATH of 126 EH/s. The growth reflects massive new hardware deployments and confirms that only the most efficient operations survived the post-halving revenue reduction.
Riot reported $420M in quarterly revenue at high BTC prices, with Marathon Digital and CleanSpark posting record quarters too. The post-halving shakeout is complete; large-scale US miners emerge stronger.
Bitcoin miners in ERCOT participated in demand response, curtailing 3.2 GW of power during peak hours and preventing grid failures. The $180M in curtailment payments demonstrates miners' value as flexible grid assets.
Stratum V2 lets individual miners choose their own transactions, reducing pool power over block content. With Foundry and F2Pool supporting it, 40% of hashrate now uses a more censorship-resistant mining protocol.
Bitcoin miners collected $80M in May from Ordinals inscriptions and Rune token transfers — 18% of total revenue beyond block rewards. The income stream proves durable even as inscription volumes fluctuate.
The world's largest solar-powered Bitcoin mine opened in Dubai's desert, featuring 500 MW across 1,200 acres of photovoltaic panels. The facility produces zero carbon emissions and sells excess power to the UAE grid.