Zcash Miners Earn 7x Bitcoin's Revenue. But There's a Catch. [NEWS]

<p>Hash price is holding at elevated levels, but Bitcoin mining is entering a very different kind of market. Public miners are shedding hashrate, AI infrastructure keeps absorbing power, and for the first time in years the network may be facing a genuine period of declining hashrate.</p><p>In this news roundup: Zcash mining economics are exploding as Z15 Pros generate multiples of current Bitcoin mining revenue, Tether walks away from a $120M mining investment in Uruguay after a power dispute, Bitdeer approaches 9% of Bitcoin block rewards, and AWS + Nvidia plan another 2 million GPUs as AI infrastructure keeps expanding.</p><p>We also look at Sweden&#39;s VAT crackdown on crypto miners, Bitdeer&#39;s $100M Texas land acquisition for AI/HPC expansion, Canaan pausing mining operations in Ethiopia, and Demand&#39;s new Stratum V2 transaction acceleration model that could change how mining pools compete for hashrate.</p><p>The bigger question: if AI keeps winning the competition for power in developed markets, where does Bitcoin mining go next — and what happens when pools have to fight over a shrinking hashrate pie?</p><p>🛠 Sponsored by:<br>Altair Technology — ASIC hardware, replacement parts &amp; mining infrastructure<br>Code: HASHRATEUP<br><a href="https://altairtech.io/aff/125/">https://altairtech.io/aff/125/</a></p><p>Luxor — Mining software, firmware &amp; hashrate tools<br><a href="https://luxor.tech/">https://luxor.tech/</a></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>0:00 Intro — Hash price &amp; difficulty outlook<br>1:22 Zcash mining surge — Z15 Pro economics<br>4:43 Tether&#39;s $120M Uruguay mining bet collapses<br>7:04 Sponsor: Altair Technology<br>7:30 Bitdeer nears 9% of Bitcoin block rewards<br>8:00 AWS + Nvidia plan another 2 million GPUs<br>8:48 Bitcoin miners outperform the AI trade<br>9:32 Sweden&#39;s VAT crackdown on crypto miners<br>11:52 Bitdeer buys 200 acres in Texas for AI/HPC expansion<br>12:42 $31.6T projected data center spending through 2050<br>14:05 Sponsor: Luxor<br>14:40 Public miners shed 56 EH/s as AI retrofits accelerate<br>15:12 Canaan pauses Bitcoin mining operations in Ethiopia<br>16:04 Demand brings transaction acceleration to Stratum V2<br>17:14 Bitcoin&#39;s first declining-hashrate environment<br>17:58 Final thoughts &amp; mining market opportunities</p><p>📊 HashrateUp Hardware Deals: <a href="https://t.me/hashrateup">https://t.me/hashrateup</a><br>📩 Free 5-Day Bitcoin Mining Course: <a href="https://hashrateup.com/newsletter-sign-up/">https://hashrateup.com/newsletter-sign-up/</a></p><p>#BitcoinMining #HashPrice #Zcash #ArtificialIntelligence #BitcoinHashrate #Bitdeer #Tether #DataCenter #StratumV2 #MiningPool #BitcoinNews #HashrateUp</p>