Bitcoin mining faces its toughest test yet. As post-halving margins shrink, miners pivot to AI, HPC and M&A in a high-stakes 2026 outlook.

The Bitcoin network’s total computational hash rate has entered a notable downtrend since October 18th, reversing what has otherwise been a consistent multi-year climb. The hash ribbons indicator, ...

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IREN has dropped 47% from its 52-week high on Nov. 5, significantly underperforming mining and high-performance computing (HPC) peers, but investment bank B. Riley said it's keeping its buy rating and ...

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That's because Bitfarms is pivoting away from crypto. It's transitioning toward becoming an energy and digital company to meet the growing demand from AI data centers, and its efforts are starting to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how bitcoin, crypto and blockchain can change the world. Bitcoin and crypto prices have struggled since peaking in ...

Typically, the cycle moves from accumulation to an uptrend, then into an euphoric peak in the year after the halving, and finally into a bear market. Therefore, if this pattern continues, 2026 may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how bitcoin, crypto and blockchain can change the world. Bitcoin and crypto are treading water after wild swings ...

Bitcoin's correlation with equities strengthening, driven by retail and institutional adoption After October crash, bitcoin has struggled; may end down for the year AI stock volatility affects crypto ...

Both IBIT and ETHV are single-asset crypto funds, but one is a Bitcoin fund while the other is dedicated to Ethereum. IBIT offers much higher assets under management and liquidity than ETHV. Bitcoin ...