2140 matters because miners will rely only on transaction fees, not new Bitcoin block rewards. Layer-2 can move small payments off-chain, but Layer 1 can

A solo Bitcoin miner notched a rare win by validating an entire Bitcoin block, securing a huge payday using a hobby-level mining operation and on-demand hashrate. The miner earned the 3.125 Bitcoin (BTC) block reward,

Earnings season is wrapping up with a mixed bag of results across crypto miners, AI infrastructure plays and fintech names, including MARA Holdings (MARA), TerraWulf (WULF), CoreWeave (CRWV) and Block (XYZ).

As per BitInfoCharts, the average hashrate per day has surged to 1.07 Zettahash/s as of February. Worse, the energy costs are rising and Bitcoin has crashed 50% lower than its record high price of $126,080. It is amid these circumstances that a solo miner has turned $75 into $200,000.

Block said the restructuring will cost up to $500 million and be largely completed by mid-2026, as investors embraced the move.

The number of companies adding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to their corporate treasuries has soared this year. Block (NYSE: XYZ) ranks 13th in BitcoinTreasuries' list of public companies that hold the top cryptocurrency. But Block, which started adding Bitcoin ...

Block, Inc. is rated a Buy, as its core Square and Cash App businesses deliver double-digit growth and improving profitability. Read more on XYZ stock here.