The Ledger
Every entry on the site, newest first. Each one is dated and lists the sources it is built on. When an entry is corrected, it keeps its address and the correction is dated at the top, so you can see what changed.
Figures are as of the date on each entry. For the mining account itself, see Mining.
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BGIN Just Opened Its ASIC Design Lab to Outside Customers — A Small Miner’s Take on What That Means
BGIN Blockchain (NASDAQ: BGIN), the parent of IceRiver, has opened its internal ASIC design capabilities to outside PoW projects. Here’s what that means for retail and…
3,000
BT1 chips in BGIN’s first customer delivery
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Bitcoin Miners’ AI Pivot and the 2026 Hashrate Slide: What It Means for Small-Scale Operators
Major mining companies are redirecting hashrate to AI data centers, triggering the steepest difficulty drops of 2026. Here is what that shift looks like from the…
−23%
Network hashrate, June 2026 vs Oct 2025 peak
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Bitcoin’s Post-Halving Reality: How Difficulty Adjustments Are Reshaping Miner Profitability in 2026
Eighteen months after the 2024 halving, the mining industry has been reshaped by difficulty surges, hashrate declines, and the AI pivot. Here is what the data…
155.97T
Difficulty all-time high, 29 Oct 2025
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Best Bitcoin Miners for Small-Scale Operators in 2026: A Buyer’s Guide with Real Performance Data
A practical comparison of the top ASIC miners available in 2026 — evaluated against real performance data from an Antminer S21+ mining on ViaBTC Pool, with…
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Crypto in 2026: How Institutional Adoption, ETFs, and Regulation Are Reshaping the Industry
Bitcoin ETFs, government blockchain contracts, DeFi maturation, and the mining industry’s institutional transformation — what the crypto landscape looks like in 2026 and what it means…
$105.8B
US spot BTC ETF assets, 9 Oct 2026 (SoSoValue)
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How AI Is Reshaping Crypto in 2026: Mining Sites, Trading Tools, Content and Decentralized Compute
The AI-crypto convergence has moved from speculation to execution. From mining facilities converting to GPU compute to AI-generated content flooding crypto media, here is what the…
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Best U.S. States for Bitcoin Mining in 2026: Electricity Rates and the Hosted Mining Alternative
A state-by-state breakdown of where Bitcoin mining economics work and where they do not, based on current electricity rates and real operational data from a Maryland-based…
9.8¢
S21+ breakeven power price per kWh
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Crypto Policy Under the White House: What Changed by 2026 and What It Means for Miners and Builders
The federal policy shift from adversarial enforcement to structured engagement has reshaped the U.S. crypto landscape. From the death of the DAME mining tax to the…
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Bitcoin Mining in 2025–2026: Five Forces Reshaping the Industry
The cryptocurrency mining industry navigated a turbulent period in early 2025, marked by tightening global regulations, major corporate restructuring, and accelerating infrastructure investment. From U.S. customs…
32,000 BTC
Sold by public miners, Q1 2026
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The U.S. Government Now Publishes GDP Data On-Chain: How the Commerce-Chainlink Program Works
Chainlink has partnered with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to deliver official macroeconomic data — including GDP and inflation figures — directly onto major blockchain…
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How to Legally Operate a Crypto Kiosk in Maryland (2026 Rules)
Maryland’s Senate Bill 305 took effect July 1, 2025, introducing sweeping new registration and compliance requirements for crypto kiosk operators across the state. Whether you’re adding…
$388M
Reported kiosk-scam losses, 2025 (FBI)
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Bittensor in 2026: How the Decentralized AI Network Works After Its First Halving
Bittensor is carving out a unique niche at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain, rewarding participants for contributing machine learning compute and models to its…
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Bhutan’s Bitcoin: How a Himalayan Kingdom Mined a Fortune, and Where It Went
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has emerged as a surprising force in global Bitcoin holdings, with state investment arm Druk Holding & Investments managing thousands…
13,000 → 3,774
Tracked Bhutan BTC, Oct 2024 → Apr 2026 (Arkham)
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Crypto Mining in the DMV: A 2026 Reality Check
The Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia corridor has quietly emerged as a noteworthy hub for cryptocurrency mining activity, driven by a combination of technical infrastructure, shifting…
−$340/mo
S21+ at Maryland home rate
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Tornado Cash Case: Where Roman Storm’s Prosecution Stands in 2026
Roman Storm, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing protocol Tornado Cash, proceeded to federal trial in New York on three serious criminal charges including money laundering conspiracy.…