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Bitcoin Miners Unplug 110+ EH/s to Ease Grid Strain During Arctic Blast

Jan 24, 2026

Bitcoin Miners Unplug 110+ EH/s to Ease Grid Strain During Arctic Blast

Bitcoin mining pools serving North American operators have seen a sharp drop in hashrate as an Arctic blast sweeps across the U.S., prompting power curtailment aimed at easing strain on regional grids.

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Miner Weekly: AI Inherits Bitcoin Mining’s Hard Lesson – Locals Matter

Jan 22, 2026

Miner Weekly: AI Inherits Bitcoin Mining’s Hard Lesson – Locals Matter

As the U.S. AI data center boom accelerates, local communities are pushing back over power, water and grid costs—echoing the resistance bitcoin miners faced after 2021.

OpenAI Joins Microsoft in Pledging Data Centers Will Not Shift Energy Costs to Residents

Jan 21, 2026

OpenAI Joins Microsoft in Pledging Data Centers Will Not Shift Energy Costs to Residents

OpenAI said it will fully cover the energy costs associated with its rapidly expanding AI data center footprint as concerns mount over the impact of large-scale data centers on regional power grids.

Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 14% From October Peak as Difficulty Set for Moderate Pullback

Jan 20, 2026

Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 14% From October Peak as Difficulty Set for Moderate Pullback

Bitcoin’s seven-day average network hashrate has slipped to about 992 EH/s, down roughly 13.7% from the all-time high of above 1.15 ZH/s reached in October.

Riot Stock Jumps 12% as AMD Deal Anchors Texas AI Data Center Expansion

Jan 16, 2026

Riot Stock Jumps 12% as AMD Deal Anchors Texas AI Data Center Expansion

Shares of Riot Platforms rose about 12% on Friday after the company announced a land acquisition and long-term leasing agreement that accelerates its push into AI and HPC data center development.

11 EH/s: Bitmain Eyes a New Bitcoin Mining Proxy? – Miner Weekly

Jan 15, 2026

11 EH/s: Bitmain Eyes a New Bitcoin Mining Proxy? – Miner Weekly

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CoreWeave Deploys 16,000 GPUs at Delayed Texas Data Center for OpenAI

Jan 14, 2026

CoreWeave Deploys 16,000 GPUs at Delayed Texas Data Center for OpenAI

AI computing provider CoreWeave has begun deploying large volumes of GPUs at Core Scientific's Texas data center, which had previously been delayed.

CleanSpark Land Deal in Texas Eyes 600 MW AI Data Center Build

Jan 14, 2026

CleanSpark Land Deal in Texas Eyes 600 MW AI Data Center Build

CleanSpark is set to acquire up to 447 acres of land in Brazoria County, Texas, as the bitcoin mining giant ramps up the plan to scale AI and HPC data center capacity.

Microsoft Vows to Pay Higher Power Rates to Shield Locals From AI Data Center Costs

Jan 14, 2026

Microsoft Vows to Pay Higher Power Rates to Shield Locals From AI Data Center Costs

Microsoft vows to pay electricity rates high enough to ensure that local residents do not see higher power bills as a result of large-scale AI infrastructure growth.

New York Weighs Data Center Energy Charges as AI Strains the Grid

Jan 14, 2026

New York Weighs Data Center Energy Charges as AI Strains the Grid

New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to make AI data centers pay more for electricity as artificial intelligence drives power demand higher.