$5 Billion in AI Pivots, 20M BTC Mined, and Africa Wants Miners [NEWS]

<p>In this episode of HashrateUp, Jesse breaks down the biggest Bitcoin mining stories of the week, from billion-dollar AI pivots to a historic Bitcoin milestone and a surprise opportunity in South Africa.</p> <p>Enscale, spun out of Bitcoin mining operator Archon Energy, raised $2 billion backed by Nvidia, Jane Street, Citadel, Dell, and Lenovo for AI infrastructure. TeraWolf secured a $3.2 billion Google credit backstop to pivot from mining to AI compute. Foundry is expanding into Zcash as $30 hash price compresses pool margins. The 20 millionth Bitcoin was mined last week with just 1 million left over the next decade. And Eskom, South Africa's state power utility, announced plans to sell surplus daytime energy to Bitcoin miners.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS: </p> <p>0:00 Introduction and market conditions </p> <p>0:54 Enscale raises $2B for AI infrastructure </p> <p>1:48 Bitcoin mining roots at Archon Energy </p> <p>2:21 20 millionth Bitcoin mined </p> <p>3:04 Foundry expands into Zcash mining pool </p> <p>3:58 Google backstops TeraWolf AI pivot </p> <p>4:31 Eskom surplus energy for Bitcoin miners in South Africa </p> <p>6:07 Closing thoughts</p> <p>🛠 Sponsored by:</p> <p>Hashbranch – Hosting & hardware made simple </p> <p>Code: HASHRATEUP100 </p> <p><a href="https://hashbranch.com">https://hashbranch.com</a></p> <p>SoloMining – Home & solo mining made easy </p> <p>Code: HASHRATEUP </p> <p><a href="https://solomining.de">https://solomining.de</a></p> <p>Altair Technology – Buy Bitcoin Mining Solutions </p> <p>Code: HASHRATEUP </p> <p><a href="https://altairtech.io">https://altairtech.io</a></p> <p>📲 HashrateUp Hardware Deals </p> <p>Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/hashrateup">https://t.me/hashrateup</a></p> <p>📩 Learn Bitcoin Mining (Free 5 Day Course) </p> <p><a href="https://hashrateup.com/newsletter-sign-up/">https://hashrateup.com/newsletter-sign-up/</a></p>