Bitcoin Miners Are Quitting and That's the Best News All Year [FOCUS]

<p>In this FOCUS episode, Jesse breaks down the AI pivot sweeping through Bitcoin mining — and why the miners still online are quietly winning.</p> <p>Public miners like Marathon, Core Scientific, TeraWulf, and Bitfarms are selling Bitcoin at record pace, unplugging hash rate, and redirecting billions into AI infrastructure. The result: network difficulty is dropping for the first time in years and hash rate is stagnating.</p> <p>Jesse walks through the latest headlines chronologically — from CoreWeave's $8.5B loan to OpenAI's $110B funding round — and explains the self-reinforcing loop driving the exodus. His thesis: if your breakeven is low enough to survive this slump, you'll earn more BTC per terahash as competitors exit.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS: </p> <p>0:00 Introduction & current network stats </p> <p>1:21 AI pivot news breakdown </p> <p>4:56 Public miners selling BTC at record pace </p> <p>6:17 Jesse's thesis: why survivors win </p> <p>7:50 Hash rate & difficulty outlook for 2026</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>