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Economist Peter Schiff has publicly criticized Michael Saylor’s characterization of Bitcoin as “digital energy.” Schiff questioned the practicality of using Bitcoin to generate power, contrasting it with crude oil’s essential role in preventing mass starvation. Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, has previously described Bitcoin as “digital energy,” suggesting that it conserves energy in cyberspace…
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Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a leading technology company specializing in blockchain and high-performance computing, has announced plans to expand its Bitcoin mining operations into Ethiopia. The company has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) and a turnkey agreement to acquire and develop a 50-megawatt (MW) mining data center in the Oromia Region for $7.5…
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The /usr directory in Linux holds the majority of user-level applications, libraries, documentation, and system utilities that are not required during the initial stages of booting. While its name might suggest it’s for user files, it’s actually more like a shared, read-only part of the system for application files and binaries. Subdirectories like /usr/bin, /usr/sbin,…
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The sed command in Linux is a powerful stream editor used to filter, find, and modify text within files or input streams. Short for “stream editor,” sed operates line-by-line and can perform operations like search-and-replace, deletion, insertion, or even complex pattern matching using regular expressions. It is commonly used for parsing and transforming text in…
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The mkfifo command in Linux is used to create named pipes, also known as FIFOs (First In, First Out). Unlike regular files, a FIFO behaves like a pipe that allows data to flow between processes. You can think of it as a communication tunnel where one process writes data and another reads it. For example,…
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Digihost Technology Inc. has announced a $100 million at-the-market (ATM) equity offering in collaboration with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, signaling a major strategic push toward infrastructure growth. The funds are expected to support data center expansions and targeted acquisitions, reinforcing the company’s presence in the competitive Bitcoin mining and AI compute markets. The announcement, confirmed by…
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During a press conference in Los Angeles where DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was detailing escalated ICE and immigration enforcement operations, Senator Alex Padilla (D‑CA) rose up to ask a question about the impact of these actions. He identified himself as a U.S. Senator but was quickly seized—pushed to the ground, handcuffed, and physically removed from…
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The locate command in Linux is used to quickly search for files by name across the entire filesystem. Unlike the find command, which actively searches through directories in real-time, locate uses a prebuilt index from a database (usually updated with the updatedb command). This makes it incredibly fast and efficient. For example, typing locate passwd…
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Bitmain’s upcoming Antminer S23 Hyd 3U is poised to debut in January 2026, delivering a peak hashrate of 1.16 PH/s for Bitcoin miners using the SHA-256 algorithm. The unit consumes 11020W of power and boasts an energy efficiency of 9.5 J/TH, placing it among the most efficient hydro-cooled models to date. Compact in a 3U…
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Per a U.S. SEC 13F filing, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala disclosed ownership of approximately 8.73 million shares in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), valued at $408.5 million as of March 31, 2025. That figure represents a 6% increase from end‑2024 levels when Mubadala held 8.2 million shares valued around $436 million—a strategic upsizing into Bitcoin exposure via a regulated ETF…
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Iran has been exploring the use of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, to facilitate international trade and mitigate the impact of economic sanctions. In August 2022, Iran reportedly placed its first official import order using cryptocurrency, valued at $10 million, as part of a broader strategy to bypass U.S. sanctions and conduct trade through digital assets. Following…
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In Linux, path shortcuts help users move through the file system quickly and efficiently. These symbols are used in the terminal to reference common directory locations without typing the full path. ~ (Tilde): Refers to the current user’s home directory. For example, cd ~ will take you to /home/username. .. (Double Dot): Moves up one…
