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Coins•Nov 7, 2026

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Longest Stretch Below All-Time High in Network History

Key Highlights: Bitcoin mining difficulty has remained below its all-time peak for 374 days, marking the longest stagnation period in network history. Publicly traded mining firms—including Riot Platforms, Hut 8, and Keel Infrastructure—have liquidated significant treasury holdings or pivoted resources toward AI infrastructure amid reduced mining profitability. The network’s seven-day hashrate has stabilized above 1 ...

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Coins•Nov 6, 2026

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Drop 35% as VanEck Claims Market Is Making a Big Mistake

Key Highlights: Rising debt financing costs for artificial intelligence chip purchases have triggered market sell-offs affecting AI compute firms and Bitcoin miners like Hut 8 and Core Scientific. Investment management firm VanEck argues that mining companies pivoting to data centers hold critical power grid access and land that are structurally different from pure chip-leasing models. ...

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Coins•Nov 5, 2026

Bitcoin Miners Are Oversold After 35% October Drop, VanEck Says

Key Highlights: Shares of Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI data centers plunged an average of 35% in October amid broader industry contagion. Investment manager VanEck asserts the sell-off is an unwarranted market “dislocation” rather than a failure of the hybrid business model. Firms like Core Scientific and Hut 8 act as critical powered shell providers, ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Hut 8 Reports $189.5M Q3 Profit Despite Revenue Missing Estimates

Key Highlights Hut 8 posted a net income of $189.5 million ($131.1 million attributable to the company), heavily propelled by a $413.8 million gain on digital assets. The company fully commercialized its Texas-based Beacon Point AI campus by signing a second 352 MW lease with a high-investment-grade tenant, pushing its aggregate AI base-term contract value ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

Hut 8 Moves to Sell 1,589 Bitcoin Amid Shifting Market Dynamics

Key Highlights: Major Bitcoin treasury holder Hut 8 has initiated deposits onto cryptocurrency exchanges, pointing to a potential operational strategy shift. Market sentiment remains mixed, with observers tracking how these institutional reserve movements will affect broader trading dynamics and liquidity. Traders and analysts are closely monitoring Hut 8 for subsequent reserve transfers that could induce ...

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Coins•Sep 19, 2026

‘We have lost control’: Crypto pioneer warns AI could trigger systemic banking, infrastructure shocks

Key Highlights Hut 8 co-founder Marc van der Chijs has shifted to a “doomer” outlook on artificial intelligence, warning that humanity has lost control over the technology’s rapid development. His concerns mirror warnings from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who cautions that recursive AI self-improvement risks exceeding human control and causing widespread infrastructure damage. Both leaders ...

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Coins•Sep 1, 2026

Hut 8’s Texas Power Site Included in Anthropic’s $35 Billion AI Deal

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 is gaining attention after its Beacon Point data center campus in Texas was linked to Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence computing contract….

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