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Jan 24, 2026
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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Jan 22, 2026
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.
Jan 21, 2026
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.
Jan 20, 2026
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.
Jan 16, 2026
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.
Jan 15, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
AI computing provider CoreWeave has begun deploying large volumes of GPUs at Core Scientific's Texas data center, which had previously been delayed.
Jan 14, 2026
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.
Jan 14, 2026
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.
Jan 14, 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to make AI data centers pay more for electricity as artificial intelligence drives power demand higher.
