{"id":73317,"date":"2026-05-30T21:19:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/expert-says-bitcoin-miners-are-expanding-beyond-mining-into-energy-infrastructure-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:19:52","slug":"expert-says-bitcoin-miners-are-expanding-beyond-mining-into-energy-infrastructure-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/expert-says-bitcoin-miners-are-expanding-beyond-mining-into-energy-infrastructure-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Says Bitcoin Miners Are Expanding Beyond Mining Into Energy Infrastructure \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin difficulty rose 1.72% on May 29 as hashrate topped 1.02 ZH\/s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Hashrate Index data shows hashprice fell 13.56% from the month\u2019s high, squeezing miner margins in May.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Renewablox Co-CEO sees bitcoin mining evolving beyond hashpower as the June 12 difficulty epoch nears.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Difficulty Nears 139 Trillion and Sees Industry Transformation<\/h2>\n<p> <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s price spent the past seven days pacing between $72,800 and $77,700, according to market data. Those price levels have tightened the screws on mining profitability, weighing on <span>bitcoin mining<\/span> revenue, or the value generated by 1 petahash per second (PH\/s) of computing power per day, a metric better known throughout the industry as hashprice.<\/p>\n<p>As of this weekend, hashprice sits at $33.71 per PH\/s per day, meaning miners are earning 4.99% less than they were 30 days ago, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hashrateindex.com\/network-data\/bitcoin-hashprice-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashrateindex.com<\/a> data. What makes the decline more notable is that hashprice briefly touched the $39 per PH\/s mark twice over the past month. At its current level, the metric sits 13.56% below those recent highs.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, <span>bitcoin<\/span> miners have continued adding computational muscle despite the hit to revenue. Even with thinner margins, the network\u2019s processing power has kept moving higher. This week, <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s <span>hashrate<\/span> once again pushed beyond the 1 ZH\/s threshold, and as of Saturday, May 30, 2026, it stands at 1,018.59 EH\/s or around 1.02 ZH\/s.Since touching 958 EH\/s on May 18, the total <span>hashrate<\/span> has increased by 6.32%.<\/p>\n<h2>Jason Deane: \u2018The <span>Bitcoin Mining<\/span> Industry Is Changing\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Co-CEO of Renewablox Jason Deane <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonADeane\/status\/2060327252454228327?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarked<\/a> this week that <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s latest difficulty increase to 139 trillion brings the network back to a level first seen around September 2025, while noting that difficulty has largely remained between 126 trillion and 156 trillion over the past eight months. He added that <span>hashrate<\/span> has \u201cbarely changed overall,\u201d as large miners continue shifting resources toward artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure while natural network growth is offset by less profitable miners exiting due to price pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Deane believes the industry is evolving beyond pure mining, with greater emphasis on grid balancing, heat generation, decarbonization, and reducing wasted energy. \u201cThe <span>bitcoin mining<\/span> industry is changing and, in my view, is likely to become less centralized over time,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>That growth accelerated block production and ultimately triggered a difficulty adjustment at block height 951,552 on May 29. Data from <a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.cloverpool.com\/btc\/insights-difficulty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloverpool.com<\/a> shows the network difficulty climbed 1.72%, rising from 136.61 trillion to 138.96 trillion. On the other hand, <span>bitcoin<\/span> miners have continued adding computational muscle despite the hit to revenue. Even with thinner margins, the network\u2019s processing power has kept climbing.<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-bitcoin-hashrate\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashrate<\/a> holding above 1 ZH\/s, blocks have been arriving a touch faster, averaging 9 minutes and 53 seconds, and the next difficulty adjustment is projected to occur on June 12. For now, the network continues to present a familiar contradiction: mining revenue has cooled, yet competition among miners remains intense.<\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-bitcoin-hashrate\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashrate<\/a> stays above the 1 ZH\/s mark and block times continue running ahead of schedule, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> could be headed for another difficulty increase in mid-June, adding yet another layer of pressure to an industry already navigating tighter economics.<\/p>\n<p>Should that trend continue, the outcome may align with Deane\u2019s view that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-bitcoin-mining\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin mining<\/a> is gradually broadening beyond raw hashpower into a more distributed industry focused on energy efficiency, grid services, and infrastructure innovation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/expert-says-bitcoin-miners-are-expanding-beyond-mining-into-energy-infrastructure\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Bitcoin difficulty rose 1.72% on May 29 as hashrate topped 1.02 ZH\/s. Hashrate Index data shows hashprice fell 13.56% from the month\u2019s high, squeezing miner margins in May. Renewablox Co-CEO sees bitcoin mining evolving beyond hashpower as the June 12 difficulty epoch nears. 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