The U.S. bitcoin mining industry just got its most disruptive upgrade yet. On August 14, 2025, Block unveiled Proto Rig, a modular, repairable, and upgradable bitcoin mining system, alongside Proto ...
A solo miner using a low-power, credit-card-sized Bitaxe device unexpectedly mined Bitcoin block 957,382, earning 3.1382 BTC worth about $200,000 despite odds estimated at once in 18,000 years. The ...