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View More NewsBitcoin’s August rally has revived some of the mining sector’s most beaten-down stocks, reversing a trend that has favored miners pivoting toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing and suggesting investors may once again be rewarding direct exposure to Bitcoin.In its latest Miner Weekly newsletter, BlocksBridge Consulting reported that Bitcoin’s (BTC) roughly 23% rally over the past week outpaced most AI-linked infrastructure stocks.Three beaten-down Bitcoin mining companies — Canaan, American Bitcoin and Cango — gained between 41% and 67%. By comparison, CoreWeave rose about 21%, Nebius gained 17% and IREN advanced 15%, while some miners with heavier exposure to AI and…
In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen inflows of $2.8 billion across eight consecutive trading sessions. Daily inflows have retreated from a peak of $606 million on August 20 to $232 million on Wednesday. HashKey’s Tim Sun told Decrypt the streak matters more than any single day, though its shrinking size points to weakening buying pressure. Bitcoin traded around $79,520 on Thursday, up 1.1% over the past day after touching an intraday high of $80,475, according to CoinGecko data, as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs extended a run that has drawn $2.8 billion across eight consecutive trading sessions.BlackRock’s IBIT accounted…
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On 15 June 1991, the volcano Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon in the Philippines erupted violently, releasing an ash cloud on a scale so vast that seeing a photograph of it boggles the human mind. The eruption spewed out something north of 17 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide. For context, that’s roughly equivalent to 1,700 Eiffel Towers’ worth of material ejected out of the ground and into the sky.The effects were global, albeit quite temporary. As a result of the explosion, NASA estimates that temperatures worldwide fell by about half a degree Celsius on average over the following…
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Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected. Read the…
The SHRINCS proposal would let bitcoin transactions use larger, quantum-resistant approvals while preserving more network capacity than existing post-quantum signature designs. Read the full…
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $232.1 million in net inflows on Wednesday, slowing from the previous day while extending their inflow streak…
Every major token except solana and BNB is flat or lower over 24 hours, with bitcoin holding a 14% weekly gain and XRP 28%.…
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