Is Monero at Risk? 5 Orphan Blocks Spotted Amid Qubic Mining War

Key Notes A Qubic core developer, CFB, has an ongoing campaign disclosed as an intention to dominate Monero’s hashrate, active since May 2025. Respected names from the Monero community have called it a “PR stunt” to bring fear, uncertainty, and doubt related to XMR, arguing there are no real risks. Orphan blocks are normal occurrences for proof-of-work blockchains, but the five recently spotted events display atypical signs. Between Aug. 6 and 7, the Monero network had five orphan blocks in approximately 24 hours, measured within the last 720 blocks. This…

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IREN Soars 11% After Mining More Bitcoin Than MARA In July

Shares in IREN Ltd popped 11.4% after the Bitcoin miner posted $86 million in revenue for July, outperforming industry heavyweight MARA Holdings in Bitcoin production. On Wednesday, IREN reported mining 728 Bitcoin (BTC) in July, beating MARA’s 703 BTC mined over the same period despite having a smaller deployed hashrate — 50 exahashes per second (EH/s) compared to MARA’s 58.9 EH/s. IREN reported an average hashrate over July of 45.4 EH/s, signalling that a majority of its machines stayed online and productive throughout the month. IREN’s strong results come amid…

MARA, Riot Diverge on Bitcoin Mining Financing in Q2

Two of the largest U.S. Bitcoin mining giants took contrasting approaches to capital raising in Q2, with MARA ramping up equity issuance while Riot relied more on debt financing and Bitcoin sales. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on institutional bitcoin […] Original

Network Stability Or Miner Pullback? Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Stagnates In 2025

Bitcoin mining difficulty has hit the brakes in 2025. For the first time in the network’s history, difficulty is rising at a slow pace and is on track for its slowest annual difficulty growth rate ever recorded. Signals Of Consolidation In The Bitcoin Mining Landscape Bitcoin mining difficulty has risen by 0.5% since June 1st, signaling an extraordinary slowdown in network expansion. According to mining infrastructure firm Blockware’s post on X, the Year-to-Date mining difficulty is up only 16%, which is a stark contrast to prior post-halving years. “2025 is…

Cango Boosts Bitcoin Mining Output, Adds 650 BTC in July

Three months after divesting its auto financing unit to focus on Bitcoin mining, Chinese conglomerate Cango (CANG) has significantly ramped up crypto production, indicating that its acquisition of Bitmain mining rigs is enhancing its capacity amid intensifying industry competition. Cango produced 650.5 Bitcoin (BTC) in July, a sharp increase from 450 BTC in June, according to data from Farside Investors. Farside also noted it has added Cango to its miner dashboard while removing Hut 8 due to a lack of monthly production disclosures.  Source: Farside Investors As Cointelegraph reported, Cango…