Author

James Holt

Mining Finance & Markets Analyst

James covers Bitcoin mining economics, public miner financials, energy markets, and investment strategy. With a background in commodity trading and capital markets, he translates on-chain data and macro trends into actionable insight for serious miners.

35 articles published

INDUSTRY NEWS · 19 MIN READ

What Is BTCB2 Worth? The Coin That Went $80 → $3,348 → $187 in Five Days

What is BTCB2 worth? Bitcoin Blake2B went $80 to $3,348 to $187 in five days. The honest supply math, real market cap, venues, and whether miners can sell.

Sep 08, 2026

ALTCOINS · 23 MIN READ

What Is Blake2B? The Hidden Algorithm That Just Made Miners Rich

What is Blake2B? The hash algorithm behind Siacoin and the BTCB2 Bitcoin fork, explained: how it works, where it hides in daily life, coins, mining, and profits.

Sep 07, 2026

BITCOIN · 24 MIN READ

How Long Does It Take to Mine 1 Bitcoin in 2026? The Honest Math, Machine by Machine

How long to mine 1 bitcoin in 2026: real times for every machine, from 5 years on a flagship to millennia on a Bitaxe, plus the fleet math and 2028 outlook.

Sep 02, 2026

BEGINNER BASICS · 25 MIN READ

What Is a Seed Phrase? The 12 Words That Control Your Bitcoin (2026)

What a seed phrase is and how it works: 12 vs 24 words, storage rules, every loss scenario, and the 2026 thefts, including the $282M phishing loss.

Aug 25, 2026

BUSINESS & STRATEGY · 22 MIN READ

Why Is AI Hardware So Expensive in 2026? Inside the Supply Shortage

Why is AI hardware so expensive in 2026? AI data centers drive a RAM, SSD, and GPU shortage. See what causes it, how long it lasts, and what to do.

Aug 17, 2026

HOSTING & COLOCATION · 8 MIN READ

What Is a Data Center? The 2026 Guide, From Server Rooms to Gigawatt AI Campuses

What a data center is, what's inside, the six types, and the 2026 map: 11,959 facilities worldwide, who runs the biggest, and how the AI era changes it.

Aug 14, 2026

HOSTING & COLOCATION · 11 MIN READ

Full AI Data Center for Rent: How Renting Your Own AI Infrastructure Works

Rent a full AI data center: what the stack includes, B300/B200/RTX farm tiers, rental math vs cloud ($5.45/hr B200 index), and racks running in days.

Aug 13, 2026

BUSINESS & STRATEGY · 19 MIN READ

Private AI: The Enterprise AI Guide to Running LLMs On-Premises

Private AI for enterprises in 2026: why companies are repatriating LLMs, the three-rung cost ladder, real break-even math, and the hardware stack by tier.

Aug 05, 2026

BUSINESS & STRATEGY · 20 MIN READ

Is Dogecoin Mining Profitable in 2026? What It Actually Costs to Mine DOGE

Dogecoin mining profitability in 2026, the honest math: because DOGE is merge-mined with Litecoin, your real return is both coins together. Electricity, the L9, and break-even, explained.

Aug 04, 2026

HOSTING & COLOCATION · 20 MIN READ

How Much Energy Does AI Actually Use? From One ChatGPT Query to a Grid the Size of Japan

How much energy AI actually uses in 2026: the real cost of a ChatGPT query, the 130x task spread, IEA grid projections to 2035, and the Bitcoin comparison.

Aug 03, 2026

BUSINESS & STRATEGY · 20 MIN READ

Is Monero Mining Profitable? What It Actually Costs to Mine XMR

Is Monero mining profitable in 2026? What it actually costs to mine XMR: electricity, RandomX ASIC efficiency (X5 vs X9), the XMR price, and break-even by power rate.

Jul 31, 2026

BUSINESS & STRATEGY · 19 MIN READ

Is Ethereum Classic Mining Profitable in 2026? The Honest Math

Is Ethereum Classic mining profitable in 2026? The honest math on ETC after the fifthening: the electricity rates that work, ASIC vs GPU, and how to run your own numbers.

Jul 29, 2026

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