Bitcoin’s Great Unplug: $1.5 Billion in Hardware Behind the AI Pivot
The hashrate public bitcoin miners shed in the first half of 2026 carries an uncomfortable price tag: roughly $1.5 billion in equivalent hardware investment, even at an assumed acquisition price of just $20 per terahash (TH/s). This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, […]
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- The hashrate public bitcoin miners shed in the first half of 2026 carries an uncomfortable price tag: roughly $1.5 billion in equivalent hardware investment, even at an assumed acquisition price of just $20 per terahash (TH/s).
- This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, […]
- Read the full article for additional context and details.
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