Foundry2026-10-08 09:05:00Foundry founder and CEO Mike Colyer to step down after seven yearsBitcoin mining pool operator Foundry said founder and Chief Executive Officer Mike Colyer is set to step down after seven years in the role. The company said Colyer will remain with Foundry for the next six months as a strategic advisor. In that position, he will help manage the leadership transition and support the search for the company’s next CEO. The announcement outlines the timing of his departure and his near-term responsibilities, but does not disclose a successor.20
ASICID2026-10-08 08:24:02ASICID launches IDMINER mining rigs for Bitcoin, Litecoin and DogecoinASICID Inc. has introduced a new generation of cryptocurrency mining machines under its IDMINER lineup, targeting Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin mining. The series includes three models: IDMINER HomeRack, IDMINER 2 and IDMINER 1. According to the announcement carried by Techub News and attributed to BeInCrypto, the Bitcoin machines in the lineup offer hashrate coverage from 1,150 TH/s to 9,600 TH/s, while the Litecoin and Dogecoin machines range from 350 GH/s to 3,200 GH/s. ASICID said the miners are pre-configured and tested before shipment, allowing users to start mining after connecting power and network access and entering mining pool information. The machines support major mining pools, and the company also offers an ASICID zero-fee mining pool option. ASICID is headquartered in Hong Kong and has operations in the United States, serving individual, professional and institutional miners.20
Bitcoin BLAKE2026-09-21 11:39:38Bitcoin BLAKE2b plans 45-day lockup for newly mined BTCB2 as token drops 84% from September highBitcoin BLAKE2b developers are preparing a change that would stop miners from using newly mined BTCB2 immediately, setting a 45-day waiting period instead. The proposal is slated to take effect at block height 973440. The chain forked from Bitcoin on Aug. 8, and its native token appears on some trading platforms under the names Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT. BTCB2 has fallen 84% from its September peak of $1,799, with trading in recent hours around $270 to $315. Developer Luke Dashjr said some BLAKE2b mining pools are "attacking" the network. After the fork, the chain kept Bitcoin's difficulty settings and produced only about eight blocks in its first 22 days. It later resumed normal operation after enabling BLAKE2b hashing and adjusting difficulty. The asset is still not listed by most trading platforms, CoinGecko, or CoinMarketCap. Exchange platform Neoxa has said it will support the upcoming soft fork, according to Bitcoin.com News.430
Bitcoin2026-09-14 13:31:00Bitcoin sees another single-block reorg at height 966500Bitcoin recorded another single-block reorganization at block height 966500, according to monitoring cited by ChainCatcher from Bitcoin News. The reorg happened after SpiderPool and AntPool each produced a valid block on the same parent block, creating a temporary fork before one branch was discarded. The stale block generated by SpiderPool carried roughly 3.1389 BTC in block rewards, but that reward was not paid out. The latest incident marks the third single-block reorganization reported since Aug. 16. The event reflects a short-lived chain split caused by competing valid blocks rather than any broader detail disclosed in the source beyond the mining outcome at that height.920
Bitcoin2026-09-13 07:44:11Bitcoin sees single-block reorg at height 966500 as Antpool block wins main chainGalaxy Research said Bitcoin experienced a single-block reorganization on Sept. 11 at block height 966500 after two mining pools, Spiderpool and Antpool, found valid blocks referencing the same parent block at nearly the same time. The event led to a brief competition between the two branches. In the end, the Antpool block was incorporated into the chain with more cumulative work, while the Spiderpool block was discarded. According to Galaxy Research, this was the third single-block reorg on Bitcoin in the past four weeks. The previous two took place at block heights 962722 and 963853. The firm also said its node did not observe the Antpool block until it had already been confirmed and extended by another block. Galaxy Research noted that in a single-block reorg, the network ultimately continues building on the chain with greater cumulative work, and the competing block is removed from the chain. If a transaction was included in the replaced block, its confirmations disappear. The report also referenced larger historical reorgs on other networks, including an 18-block reorg on Monero and a 100-block reorg on Bitcoin SV in 2021, according to Bitcoin.com News.820
Bitcoin2026-09-13 07:44:47Galaxy Research logs single-block Bitcoin reorg at height 966500Galaxy Research said it recorded a Bitcoin reorganization at block height 966500, where Spiderpool and Antpool each found a valid block building on the same parent. That led to a brief competition between two candidate chains. In the end, the Antpool block was accepted because it became part of the chain with more cumulative work, while the Spiderpool block was dropped. The research firm said this was the third single-block reorg on Bitcoin in the past four weeks. The previous two took place at block heights 962722 and 963853. Galaxy Research also said its node did not observe the Antpool block until that block had been confirmed and the chain had already extended further on top of it. According to the firm, in a single-block reorg the network continues building on the chain with greater cumulative work, and the competing block is removed from the active chain. If a transaction was included in the replaced block, its confirmations disappear. Galaxy Research compared the event with deeper reorganizations seen on other networks, noting an 18-block reorg on Monero and a 100-block reorg on Bitcoin SV in 2021.860
Bitcoin2026-08-23 06:40:40Bitcoin hashprice climbs 20.41% in four days, lifting miner revenue to $38.29 per PH/sBitcoin hashprice rose 20.41% over the four days from Aug. 18 to Aug. 22, increasing from $31.80 per PH/s to $38.29 per PH/s, according to a report cited by Odaily. Hashprice is used to measure mining revenue generated by a given amount of computational power, and the move translated into higher miner income. As of Aug. 22, the Bitcoin network had 133 large, medium-sized, and small mining pools and individual mining operations contributing hashrate. Foundry USA led with 214.73 EH/s, followed by Antpool at 156.17 EH/s, F2pool at 110.62 EH/s, and ViaBTC at 91.02 EH/s. Total network hashrate had climbed to about 922 EH/s, close to 1 ZH/s. So far in August, miners have earned $682.69 million from block subsidies and transaction fees combined. Of that total, transaction fee revenue accounted for $5.14 million, below July’s $875 million. On Aug. 22, the average Bitcoin block interval stood at 10 minutes and 5 seconds, while current data showed the day’s difficulty adjustment was expected to decline by about 1%. At an electricity cost of $0.10 per kilowatt-hour, Bitmain’s Antminer S23 Hydro 3U was estimated to generate $17.86 in daily profit.1460
Russia2026-08-15 15:30:56Russia bans crypto mining in parts of Moscow and Kursk until end-2032Russia’s Energy Ministry has barred cryptocurrency mining and mining pool participation in parts of Moscow and the Kursk region under Government Decree No. 936, with the restriction set to remain in force through Dec. 31, 2032. The measure is designed to ease electricity capacity shortages, as officials said energy-intensive mining facilities have continued to put pressure on local power grids. Russia legalized registered mining in 2024, but rising power demand has since led authorities to impose similar restrictions in 10 other regions. CoinDesk was cited as the source for the report.1160
