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Solo Bitcoin miners mined 36 blocks in 2026, Soloblocks data shows
Soloblocks.io data shows solo Bitcoin miners mined 36 blocks between 11 February and 7 November 2026, earning about 113.149 BTC including fees, roughly $8.5m at current prices. Individual rewards were about 3.13 to 3.2 BTC, worth some $236,000 to $242,000.
Yesterday
Bitdeer says it sold all 258.6 BTC mined this week and holds none
Bitdeer said in a weekly update on X that it mined 258.6 Bitcoin in the week to 6 Nov and sold all of it, leaving its holdings at zero, excluding customer deposits.
Fri 6 Nov
IREN says third-quarter Bitcoin output fell to 402 as AI cloud shift nears completion
IREN mined 402 Bitcoin in the third quarter, down from 2,039 a year earlier, with average operating hashrate at 8.8 EH/s against 45.3 EH/s. The company held no Bitcoin at the end of September and expects to largely complete its shift to AI cloud by 31 December 2026.
Bitcoin miners disclose AI data centre cost risks as Cipher absorbs $359m overrun
Cipher said it will bear the first $359m of cost overruns at its Barber Lake project beyond the original budget under revised lease terms, while Riot expects about 70% of its Rockdale budget to sit under guaranteed maximum price contracts. Core Scientific said tariffs have raised some equipment and material costs.
Galaxy's Mike Novogratz says share price is detached from value and will buy more stock
Galaxy Digital chief executive Mike Novogratz said GLXY's share price is far detached from the company's value and that he will buy more shares from now on. He said Galaxy delivered phase one of its Helios project in Texas, with 800 MW leased under long-term contracts.
Core Scientific says it will exit proprietary Bitcoin mining by end of 2026
Core Scientific plans to end proprietary Bitcoin mining by 31 December 2026 and become a pure-play high-density hosting provider for high-performance computing and AI workloads from 2027, phasing out third-party mining hosting too.
Thu 5 Nov
VanEck says AI-focused Bitcoin miners fell 35% in October and look oversold
VanEck said shares of Bitcoin miners that moved into AI data centres fell an average of 35% in October, with debt worries at GPU lessors such as CoreWeave spreading to Hut 8 and Core Scientific. The firm argued the sell-off ignores fundamentals and that long-term lease contracts remain intact.
Ionic Digital's third-quarter revenue rises 32% as data centre leasing dominates
Ionic Digital's third-quarter revenue rose 32% year on year to $48.9m, with digital infrastructure leasing at about $43.9m, nearly 90% of the total, while crypto mining revenue fell 86% to about $5.1m. Adjusted EBITDA was about $35m, though cash rent received was only about $7m.
Wed 4 Nov
Riot Platforms signs $28bn AI lease covering its entire Corsicana site
Riot Platforms has signed a $28bn AI leasing deal covering all of its Corsicana campus. The Bitcoin miner has sold 20,264 BTC so far this year to fund data centre construction; mining still brought in about 64% of third-quarter revenue.
Space-based Bitcoin mining is feasible but not yet economic, analysis finds
Mining Bitcoin with solar power in orbit is technically feasible but not yet economically viable, an analysis found, after Elon Musk raised space data centres. Launch costs of about $1,500 per kilogram and the need for radiators in a vacuum remain obstacles.
VanEck's Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin must average $100,000 for miners to break even
VanEck digital assets research head Matthew Sigel said network hashrate is near a record 1,038 EH/s ahead of the next halving, expected in April 2028. He estimates a $3,459 S21 XP miner needs Bitcoin to average about $100,000 to break even, with BTC at $77,500.
Tue 3 Nov
Crypto-linked US stocks climb as Riot Platforms rises 18.58%
US stocks closed mixed, with Riot Platforms up 18.58%, MARA up 11.26%, Coinbase up 5.68%, BitMine up 4.68% and Circle up 4.47%. The Dow fell 0.54%, the Nasdaq rose 0.28% and the S&P 500 rose 0.10%.
IREN rises 11.3% in 24 hours to $24.61
IREN gained 11.3% over 24 hours and was trading at $24.61, according to MSX.COM data.
Bit Digital shares rise 15.01% intraday to $0.8460
Bit Digital (BTBT) stock rose 15.01% intraday and was trading at $0.8460, according to Binance market data.
Riot Platforms shares rise 10.26% intraday to $13.05
Riot Platforms (RIOT) shares rose 10.26% intraday and were trading at $13.05, according to Binance market data.
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