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This week brought a new increase in network hashrate, and perhaps more importantly, a drastic increase in network difficulty. With Bitcoin continuing sideways over the last few weeks, and with reduced fee revenue from low transaction levels, Miners’ revenue has been severely affected. Nevertheless, most analysts expect Bitcoin to continue the up trend starting in October. This could greatly increase profitability again, once the market ends the current sideways pattern.
Hive Digital Expands Paraguay Operations and Hits 18 EH/s
Hive Digital has completed the second phase of its Bitcoin mining site in Yguazú, Paraguay, boosting its hashrate to 18 EH/s and enabling daily production of over 8.5 BTC. The 200 MW facility runs entirely on hydroelectric power from the Itaipu dam and is equipped with Bitmain S21+ Hydro ASICs using advanced water-based cooling. Company executives emphasized that the deployment was completed ahead of schedule, making Yguazú Hive’s largest and fastest-developed installation.
The firm also reported progress on the third phase of its Valenzuela site, where 100 MW of capacity is ready and new miners are being deployed. Hive aims to surpass 25 EH/s by Thanksgiving, which would lift output to around 12 BTC per day at current difficulty. With operations expanding rapidly, the company is employing a strategy of pairing efficiency gains with renewable power to deliver growth.
Fonte: news.bitcoin.com
Bitcoin Miners Seen as AI Infrastructure Play With Major Upside
A growing number of analysts and investors are revaluing Bitcoin mining firms as AI infrastructure companies, pointing to their ability to repurpose existing data centers for artificial intelligence in months instead of years. Hive Digital, for example, says converting its renewable-powered mining sites to AI facilities can be done in nine months, versus the three years typically required for new builds. This advantage has caught institutional attention, with Citadel Securities disclosing a 5.4% stake in Hive.
Despite this positioning, mining stocks trade at less than 2x EBITDA, compared to 20x multiples for established data center operators, suggesting significant re-rating potential. With companies like Hive and TeraWulf securing major deals and expanding into AI, investors see mining infrastructure as a generational opportunity. Analysts now project Hive’s stock could more than triple from current levels, especially as broader index inclusion draws in more institutional capital.
Fonte: beincrypto.com
Cango Mines 1,404 BTC in Q2, Generating 98% of Revenue
Cango, originally an auto trading service, has fully pivoted into Bitcoin mining, reporting that it mined 1,404 BTC in Q2 2025. The output, worth around $140M in revenue, accounted for 98% of the company’s total income. This is a dramatic shift in its business model. The turnaround follows a $256M investment in Bitmain miners, which rapidly scaled operations and positioned the firm as a serious contender in the global mining industry.
The results illustrate both the profitability and risks of large-scale mining. Cango’s strong performance shows how quickly traditional businesses can reorient around digital assets. Investors now see the company’s future as increasingly crypto-centric, with auto deals playing only a secondary role.
Fonte: bitcoinworld.co.in
Tiny 5 TH/s Miner Strikes Bitcoin Block Against Astronomical Odds
Ocean Mining confirmed that a solo miner running a $500 Nerdminer QAxe++ ASIC at just 5 TH/s managed to solve block 913272, an outcome so unlikely it would typically take 3,700 years of continuous hashing to achieve. The device, connected via Start9labs infrastructure and the DATUM protocol, delivered the winning hash despite representing only a microscopic share of the network’s 960 EH/s hashrate.
For the miner, the improbable win paid out 3.134 BTC, worth nearly $348,000. The event shows how even the smallest machines can technically compete in Bitcoin’s lottery-like mining process, though such wins are exceedingly rare. It also highlights the role of pools like Ocean and Solo CKPool, which enable low-hashrate devices to participate without minimum thresholds, keeping alive a form of grassroots decentralization.
Fonte: news.bitcoin.com