An Icelandic power plant relied upon by crypto miners is reportedly under threat from a volcano scientists say is likely to erupt.

Marathon Digital accidentally releases block with extra bitcoin

Publicly traded Marathon Digital activated experimental software and accidentally mined an invalid block, costing it over $150,000.

Tether bitcoin mine branded ‘fake’ after X users spot edited logos

“What’s going on?” wrote one X user, while another asked, “you really trying to pass that off as not photoshopped?”

Many believe that Bitcoin users send transactions directly to miners or pool operators. However, things are a little more random than that.

New York Times staff have a decidedly negative take on Bitcoin mining with much of the outlet’s coverage skeptical of proof-of-work.