Crypto Exchanges and Mining Now Legal in Turkmenistan

Crypto mining and trading is now legal in Turkmenistan after a new law signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in late November took effect on Thursday.  Implementation of the new laws could see the Central Asian country’s economy expand beyond its heavy reliance on natural gas exports by tapping surplus energy for crypto mining, following the lead of neighboring country Kazakhstan. Turkmenistan is considered to be one of the more closed-off countries in the world, but has taken several steps to open up its economy in recent years, including to the…

Viral Moment: 2009 Video of the Man Buying 1 Millionth Bitcoin for $1000!

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Jill Ford isn’t chasing AI to ‘save’ Bitcoin mining margins

Jill Ford didn’t come to Bitcoin mining for speculation—she came to it for sovereignty. After discovering the economic power of Bitcoin, she founded BitFord Digital to prove that mining could be both profitable and principled. Today, Ford is a vocal advocate for financial literacy and access, using her platform to educate marginalized communities on cryptocurrency’s potential to break cycles of economic disenfranchisement, while also championing diversity and women’s leadership in tech. In this Q&A, she offers a clear-eyed view on mining economics, the growing overlap between Bitcoin and AI infrastructure,…

US bank Upgrades TeraWulf Price Target, Offers Bullish Mining Prediction

Investment banking company Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has turned more bullish on Bitcoin miner TeraWulf, citing what it sees as a looming shift in the company’s business mix that investors have yet to fully price in. In a Wednesday report, KBW said it upgraded TeraWulf (WULF) to “outperform” from “market perform” and raised the company’s share price target to $24 from $9.50.  According to the bank, the reassessment was based on investors “underappreciat[ing] the magnitude of the BTC mining to HPC [high-performance computing] leasing mix shift in 2026-2027 and robust…

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits 148.2 trillion as 2025 wraps

The Bitcoin network concluded 2025 with a mining difficulty of 148.2 trillion, established in its final adjustment of the year, according to network data. Summary Bitcoin closed 2025 with mining difficulty at 148.2 trillion, up 35% from the start of the year, underscoring increased network security and miner competition. Difficulty peaked at 156.0 trillion in November, sits about 5% below that high, and is projected to rise again to around 149.3 trillion in the next adjustment on January 8, 2026. The steady increase in difficulty reflects miners deploying more efficient…

Opening a Gem Mine in Canada, Part 3!

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io The future is looking bright! Bright GREEN! this is part three on our series about starting a gem mine for Peridot in British Columbia Canada. We get our first test lot back from the cutter, we dig a few more Xenoliths, and we do a bunch of testing of some alternative methods of processing and recovering the gemstones. Got any mine name suggestions? Leave a comment below. Part 1 – Part 2 – Par 2.5 garnets? – _______________ Dan’s website, paydirt, store,…

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Last Adjustment Increase in 2025

The Bitcoin (BTC) network mining difficulty, the relative computing challenge of adding a new block to the ledger, increased slightly to 148.2 trillion in the last adjustment of 2025 and is projected to rise again in January 2026. The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is projected to occur on January 8, 2026, at block height 931,392 and is expected to raise the network mining difficulty to 149 trillion, according to CoinWarz. Average block times are about 9.95 minutes at the time of this writing, slightly below the 10-minute target, meaning that…