AI can’t mine Bitcoin faster — ASICs still handle the raw cryptographic work. AI helps reduce energy costs by optimizing when and where mining happens. Responsive mining uses AI to adjust operations ...

Climate activists worry about the high-energy demand for bitcoin mining. A once-dormant power plant is humming with activity outside Pittsburgh as thousands of miners work 24 hours a day. The miners ...

Bitcoin mining is the process that keeps the BTC network secure and operational. Bitcoin (BTC) miners collect pending transactions, bundle them into blocks and repeatedly perform hashing attempts ...

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the ...