Bitcoin miners are starting to show the strain that often appears near a market washout, but one key part of the usual reset is still missing. The biggest operators are still selling enough BTC to keep a fresh supply flowing into the market.
Bhutan transfers $8.5M in Bitcoin, triggering speculation about its mining exit strategy as ongoing $BTC liquidations reshape its crypto portfolio direction.
Cloud mining is rising in 2026 as hardware costs grow, with platforms like HashBitcoin offering accessible, no-equipment mining and daily rewards for beginners.
Bitcoin miners' identity is fracturing on four fronts simultaneously: crushed margins, accelerating AI pivots, expanding debt loads, and a treasury sell discipline that no longer holds. CoinShares' latest mining report shows public miners' weighted-average cash cost was roughly $79,995 per BTC in the fourth quarter of 2025.
XRP stabilizes near $1.41 as whales accumulate, while NAP Hash gains attention for compliant, efficient cloud mining offering steady returns in volatile markets.
The Bitcoin network experienced a rare two-block reorg on Mar. 23, at block height 941,880. Foundry mined six consecutive blocks, AntPool and ViaBTC briefly extended a competing branch. The chain resolved the fork as designed, following the path with the most hash rate.