Tether pimps Mining Development Kit to connect mining, AI, whatever

Homepage > News > Business > Tether pimps Mining Development Kit to connect mining, AI, whatever TL;DR: BTC’s hashrate is near 1,100 EH/s, and difficulty is climbing toward 150 trillion, yet the all-in cost of mining a coin is back above its price, even as public miners pivot to artificial intelligence (AI). Heatbit is pitching a $899 Bitcoin-mining water heater element, and Tether has launched an open-source Mining Development Kit (MDK) backed by 15 firms. Key Takeaways: BTC mining hashrate, difficulty rising while token price slips, with hashrate near 1,100 EH/s and difficulty at about 140.6 trillion. Bitcoin’s difficulty is expected to rise another 6.3% to nearly 150 trillion on October 29. Bitdeer leads BTC mining at 82.3 EH/s, ahead of MARA at 70.3 EH/s. Heatbit wants to mine your water heater: its Bitwater element fits existing 30- to 80-gallon electric tanks, with a preorder price of $899. Tether launches Mining Development Kit, an open-source framework to connect mining and AI hardware. Block reward mining on the BTC network is getting harder despite public miners switching off their rigs as they ‘pivot’ to AI, while Tether says its new software will let operators ...