AI Is Eating Bitcoin Mining's Power Budget [NEWS]

Bitcoin mining's most important news cycle in months. This HashrateUp NEWS episode covers the AI capital flood reshaping hash rate, new ASIC hardware from Bitdeer, public miners selling BTC to fund pivots, and a solo miner beating 1-in-300-year odds. Market snapshot: -3.5% difficulty adjustment, hash price at $32.20 ($0.454/TH/day). The 30-day SMA sits at 972 EH/s with no trend reversal yet. The macro story: AI infrastructure is pulling $700B-$1T/year vs. Bitcoin mining's $35-50B total over five years — and they're competing for the same kilowatt hours. 0:00 Market snapshot: hashprice, difficulty, 30-day SMA 1:04 AI pivot wave: Auradine rebrand, Bitdeer A4 specs, Canaan BTC sales 5:09 CleanSpark Tennessee shutdown & Soluna wind farm deal 7:05 Solo miner wins full block reward against 1-in-300-year odds 7:53 CoreWeave: $21B Meta contract + Anthropic deal 8:40 Public miners in trouble: Canaan NYSE warning, Bitfarms rebrand, Mara $1.1B BTC sale 10:02 AI vs. Bitcoin mining capital: $700B/yr vs. $50B over 5 years 11:19 Thesis: hashrate growth structurally capped by AI energy demand 🛠 Sponsored by: SoloMining – Home & solo mining made easy Code: HASHRATEUP https://solomining.de Altair Technology – Buy Bitcoin Mining Solutions Code: HASHRATEUP https://altairtech.io 📲 HashrateUp Hardware Deals Telegram: https://t.me/hashrateup 📩 HashrateUp Newsletter https://hashrateup.com/newsletter-sign-up/