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Hardware launches, policy shifts, and mining economics — reviewed by our desk before publishing.
Paraguay Ends Miner Power Deals: 944 MW at Risk
Paraguay's state utility ANDE will let special hydropower contracts for Bitcoin miners lapse after Dec. 31 next year, removing a $44/MWh rate that supported roughly 4% of global hashrate as AI demand grows.
MARA Unwinds 13,597 BTC to Fund AI Buildout
MARA sold 13,597 BTC for about $1.1 billion after quarter-end, repaid $750 million in Bitcoin-backed loans, and is steering capital toward AI data-center infrastructure as mining revenue fell 35%.
A tariff bill 11x Sphere 3D's working capital
Sphere 3D disclosed a possible $2.2M US customs tariff claim on miners it bought in 2022, a sum equal to about 77% of its June 30 cash — and it plans to fight the classification.
Hashprice slips 8.7% as difficulty holds at 148 trillion
Bitcoin hashprice fell to $32.86 per PH/s/day on November 2, down 8.7% in a week, even as forward markets suggest network competition will stay flat through December.
Miners Get 7% Easier Blocks as Hashrate Stalls
Bitcoin difficulty is projected to drop 6.4%-7.8% around November 13, 2026, easing block-finding for miners after October's sharp increases and a softer start to November.
Core Scientific AI Colocation Revenue Hits $215M as Mining Shrinks
Core Scientific reported $215.4M in Q3 2026 colocation revenue, up nearly 60% from Q2, billing 485 MW, showing a shift from Bitcoin mining toward contracted AI infrastructure.
Bitdeer adds 60MW Malaysia AI data center, hits 95% of target
Bitdeer secured a 60MW A103 facility at Cyberjaya, bringing total AI Cloud capacity to 333.5MW, or 95% of its 350MW target, though the site has no customer contracts yet.
BC Hydro Makes Crypto Mining Ban Permanent
British Columbia makes its temporary ban on new cryptocurrency mining connections to BC Hydro permanent, citing grid strain and low economic return.