Authorities Target Suspicious Power Use Thai authorities have shut down an illegal Bitcoin mining operation in Lampang province after uncovering more than 3 million baht, or about $81,000, in stolen electricity. Police and the Provincial Electricity Authority raided a four-story commercial

On May 13, copper futures prices surged to a record high of $6.69 per pound, up 16.98% since the beginning of 2026, outpacing gold futures' gain of 8.38% over the same period. Citing crypto analyst Ash Crypto, BeInCrypto said that in 2017 and 2021, copper’s rise began about six months earlier than the spike in altcoins. Copper Futures Hits New High: Tight Supply and Growing Demand According to the report, JPMorgan said that Indonesia’s Grasberg copper mine is the world’s second-largest copper mi

As global demand for AI infrastructure grows, Nvidia and Span are partnering to deploy XFRA nodes on residential and small building exterior facades, using idle electricity to power AI cloud computing. Homeowners receive power and Wi‑Fi for a fixed fee and may also earn passive income. Each node is equipped with 16 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, 4 AMD EPYC CPUs, and 3TB of memory, costing only one-fifth and deploying six times faster than centralized data centers. It is also piloting with PulteGroup in new communities—if successful, it could ease grid strain and help drive a new normal for AI infrastructure.

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on April 24, announcing that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks. On the same day, he also ordered the U.S. Navy to “sink any vessel currently laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz,” and instructed the military to carry out mine-clearing operations with “three times the force.” Brent crude spot prices have returned above $100, and Bitcoin is trading near $78,000 under pressure and consolidating.

The Royal Government of Bhutan recently transferred approximately $18 million worth of Bitcoin. Its holdings have decreased from about 13,000 BTC in 2024 to 3,774 BTC, a reduction of more than 70%. The assets are managed by Druk Holding, and the country uses hydropower to mine Bitcoin. The recent transfers may be related to infrastructure financing needs. Bhutan still remains one of the world’s major Bitcoin-holding countries.

BTQ Technologies Corp. published a research paper on April 8, 2026 establishing the first end-to-end physical cost estimate for using quantum computers to mine Bitcoin.

Most of the crypto industry spent this week processing Google's paper on how quantum computers could break blockchain encryption. One startup is asking a different question — whether quantum hardware can make blockchains better. Postquant Labs, which is building the world's shared quantum computer,

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced a new “American Mining Act,” aimed at promoting domestic Bitcoin mining, reducing reliance on Chinese equipment, and incorporating a Bitcoin strategic reserve into the legal framework. The bill establishes a mine certification system, encourages local equipment manufacturing, and emphasizes the role of encrypted mining infrastructure. As competition in science and technology between the U.S. and China intensifies, mining has become a new focus, and the U.S. is accelerating regulation of relevant Chinese companies.

BTQ Technologies announced the completion of the deployment of BIP 360 technology on the Bitcoin quantum test network, aimed at defending against potential threats of quantum computing to Bitcoin. BIP 360 introduces a new output type, P2MR, which improves the public key exposure risk associated with Taproot. Currently, only certain exposed wallets are vulnerable to quantum threats, but BIP 360 still requires further support from the community to become an official proposal. Its future development is worth paying attention to.

Pi Network, launched in 2019, introduced a mobile-first approach to cryptocurrency mining by allowing users to mine Pi Coin directly from their smartphones without requiring high computational power. The project reached a major milestone with the launch of its open mainnet in early 2025. This is en