Binance will discontinue its Bitcoin mining pool on November 10, 2026, following a substantial decline in computing power connected to the service. With Binance Pool's hashrate down approximately 65% since December, the closure raises fresh questions about mining pool concentration, operational reliability and where displaced miners will direct their equipment.
Bitcoin miners are finally seeing meaningful relief after months of compressed margins. Daily industry revenue has climbed from roughly $27 million at July's lows to as much as $48 million, while hashprice briefly returned above $40 per PH/s/day. The catch: network hashrate is rapidly approaching 1 ZH/s again.
Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell by just 0.03% on October 3, settling at 132.72T. The unusually small adjustment followed a 4.16% increase in the previous epoch and leaves miners competing at nearly the same difficulty level.
FutureBit has unveiled HashFly, an unusual proof-of-concept that uses simulated neural activity from a fruit fly connectome to perform simplified Bitcoin hashing. It is nowhere near replacing modern ASIC miners, but the experiment raises an interesting question about what ultra-efficient computing might eventually look like.
A new CoinShares report shows that Bitcoin mining is still adjusting after a difficult first half of 2026. Network hashrate remains well below its long-term trend, while tighter mining margins are pushing several large operators to devote more power and infrastructure to AI and high-performance computing.
Bitcoin miners face the tightest margins since 2023, warns theminermag.com’s Head of Research Wolfie Zhao, as hashprice flirts with critical break-even territory.
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