Visa is rolling out a platform that helps merchants make their product 
inventories discoverable and purchasable by AI agents.

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Cango Inc. sold 6,451 bitcoin across February and March 2026, applying the 
proceeds entirely to retire crypto-collateralized loans as the company 
transitions its mining infrastructure toward artificial intelligence (AI) 
compute services. Key Takeaways: Cango Inc. sold 6,451 BTC across February and 
March 2026, generating roughly $442 million to retire bitcoin-backed loans. 
The sales cut Cango’s […]

Cango Completes $442M Bitcoin Liquidation and Secures $75M in New Capital for AI Pivot

The US, Russia and China together control over 65% of global Bitcoin hashrate, 
a reminder that mining power remains heavily concentrated even as local shocks 
push smaller markets up and down. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mood Sours To 
Levels Not Seen Since Late February In that mix, Iran has seen a sharp fall. 
Its hashrate dropped about 77% in the past quarter, to roughly 2 EH/s, after 
months of conflict and disruption. Iran’s Share Drops Fast According to a 
report from Hashrate Index, Iran lost about 7 EH/s quarter over quarter. The 
decline came during a period of rising tension with the US and Israel, with 
strikes and retaliation driving instability across the region. Even so, the 
pullback did not spread in the same way to nearby mining hubs. The United Arab 
Emirates and Oman were reported to have stayed stable. Source: Hashrate Index 
The report framed the change as a local hit rather than a network-wide threat. 
Global hashrate remained near 1,000 EH/s, which means the Bitcoin network kept 
working with little sign of strain. That is partly because no single region 
has enough mining power to threaten continuity on its own. When one place 
weakens, other places can absorb the load. Iran’s drop also comes with a large 
miner count behind it. The country is estimated to have about 427,000 active 
Bitcoin mining rigs. Those machines do not all run at the same efficiency, and 
many older units have been forced out as margins tighten. Price Pressure Hits 
Miners Everywhere The broader network has also been under pressure. The 30-day 
simple moving average for global hashrate fell from 1,066 EH/s in the first 
quarter to about 1,004 EH/s in the second quarter, a drop of 5.8%. The report 
linked that move to falling Bitcoin prices, not to energy costs or regulation. 
Bitcoin has fallen more than 45% from its record high of $126,000 set in 
October. That drop has pushed mining revenue lower and made hash prices hit 
record lows. At those levels, older machines with efficiency above 25 J/TH can 
run at a loss and get shut down. The report said about 252 EH/s of marginal 
capacity is now offline, with much of it tied to older hardware. Related 
Reading: Underdog Bitcoin Miner Bags $210,000 BTC In Stunning Block Discovery 
Redistribution, Not Collapse The story the numbers tell is simple. Mining does 
not stay fixed in one place for long. It moves toward cheaper power, better 
machines and higher margins. When those conditions fade, rigs are switched off 
or shipped elsewhere. That is what happened in this case, with Iran taking the 
biggest hit while the wider network kept moving. Featured image from Pexels, 
chart from TradingView

Iran’s Crypto Mining Sector Hit Hard As Hashrate Drops Nearly 80%

The North Korean IT workers coordinated crypto payments through a server using 
a shared, easy-to-guess password “123456.”

Counterhacker exposes DPRK unit that made $1M a month working IT jobs

Binance expands institutional crypto access with a unified marketplace that 
standardizes strategy discovery, capital allocation, and execution within its 
native ecosystem, aiming to streamline participation and reduce operational 
friction for trading teams and investors. Key Takeaways: Binance introduces 
Capital Connect upgrade with 0-commission rollout and strict onboarding 
requirements. Marketplace integrates Binance Portfolio Accounts, aligning 
custody, […]

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