Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell by 0.74% at block 959616, marking the 15th adjustment in 2026 with nine decreases and six increases overall, resulting in a 13.82% net decline. This reflects miners facing economic pressure as Bitcoin's price dropped 26% since January, reducing daily mining revenue (hashprice) from $37.39 to $32.21 per petahash. Many miners are repurposing their hardware for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, as these uses become more profitable than mining. The difficulty adjustment mechanism continues to maintain block production every ten minutes, but the network's future depends on Bitcoin's price recovery and competition with AI infrastructure demand.
Derive now allows XRP holders to use FXRP as collateral for trading XRP options, perpetual futures, and spot trades, enabling self-custodial access to hedging and leveraged strategies. This integration settles XRP options in USDC, keeping XRP on the ...
Nebius Group N.V. reported a breakthrough quarter by securing AI cloud contracts priced at $20-25 million per megawatt, doubling previous revenue targets. The company raised its contracted power guidance to 5 GW, projecting over $100 billion in annua...
In Q2 2026, three leading investors showed contrasting moves on NVIDIA: David Tepper increased his stake, signaling confidence in AI growth; Dan Loeb fully exited, reallocating to Alphabet; George Soros hedged his large long position by buying puts, ...
Bitcoin's Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has remained negative for 90 days, indicating that Bitcoin trades at a lower price on Coinbase compared to Binance. This sustained negative premium reflects ongoing selling pressure in the US market, despite B...
NVIDIA and SpaceX have announced a strategic partnership to build a massive AI computing infrastructure, targeting 10 gigawatts of AI compute capacity by 2027. SpaceX will use NVIDIA's GPUs exclusively, with NVIDIA backing a $500 billion financing pl...
