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Articles, guides, and reviews about Infrastructure from the Bitcoin Products team.

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How to Build a Bitcoin Node Case Using CryptoCloaks 3D-Printed Enclosures

How to Build a Bitcoin Node Case Using CryptoCloaks 3D-Printed Enclosures

Complete guide to building a Raspberry Pi Bitcoin node in a CryptoCloaks 3D-printed case, with cooling optimization and cable management tips.

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MARA's $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Sale Signals Mining Industry Pivot to AI Infrastructure

MARA's $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Sale Signals Mining Industry Pivot to AI Infrastructure

MARA sold 20,880 BTC to fund AI data centers and retire debt. The move reflects a broader mining industry shift toward dual-use infrastructure.

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Square Hits 1 Million Bitcoin Merchants, But What This Means for Your Mining Operation

Square Hits 1 Million Bitcoin Merchants, But What This Means for Your Mining Operation

Block's Square auto-enabled 1 million U.S. merchants for Bitcoin payments. Here's what miners need to know about this infrastructure shift.

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Building Bitcoin Infrastructure with Rust Bitcoin, A Practical Developer Guide

Building Bitcoin Infrastructure with Rust Bitcoin, A Practical Developer Guide

Learn how to use the Rust Bitcoin library for transaction parsing, address generation, and script validation with practical examples.

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MARA's $1.5B Bitcoin Dump Exposes the Hidden Costs of Mining Treasury Strategy

MARA's $1.5B Bitcoin Dump Exposes the Hidden Costs of Mining Treasury Strategy

Marathon Digital's massive BTC liquidation reveals structural flaws in the HODL-everything mining model when capital demands collide with crypto volatility.

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MARA Sells $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin to Fund AI Infrastructure, Signaling a New Era for Miners

MARA Sells $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin to Fund AI Infrastructure, Signaling a New Era for Miners

MARA Holdings liquidated 38% of its Bitcoin reserves to fund AI data centers and debt reduction. What this means for Bitcoin miners and investors.

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How Institutions Are Capturing $700M in Bitcoin While Most Retail Investors Fumble Entry Points

How Institutions Are Capturing $700M in Bitcoin While Most Retail Investors Fumble Entry Points

Institutional investors are accumulating Bitcoin through ETFs and regulated custody while retail traders chase momentum. Here's what's driving the divide.

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How to Set Up Lightning Payments with Voltage BTCPay Integration

How to Set Up Lightning Payments with Voltage BTCPay Integration

Step-by-step guide to connecting Voltage's managed Lightning node with BTCPay Server for instant Bitcoin payments without infrastructure headaches.

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Admiral Paparo's Bitcoin Node Revelation Signals Military Interest in Protocol Security

Admiral Paparo's Bitcoin Node Revelation Signals Military Interest in Protocol Security

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command runs a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing, marking the first confirmed military participation in the network.

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How to Install Bitcoin Core Node on Start9 Without Command Line

How to Install Bitcoin Core Node on Start9 Without Command Line

Step-by-step guide to running a sovereign Bitcoin Core node on Start9's StartOS using only point-and-click interfaces. No terminal required.

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U.S. Military Runs Bitcoin Node as INDOPACOM Tests Power Projection Strategy

U.S. Military Runs Bitcoin Node as INDOPACOM Tests Power Projection Strategy

Admiral Paparo confirms INDOPACOM operates a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity tests, framing Bitcoin as a national security tool against China.

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Revolut Bitcoin Glitch Displayed 2 Cent Price, Revealing Fintech Infrastructure Fragility

Revolut Bitcoin Glitch Displayed 2 Cent Price, Revealing Fintech Infrastructure Fragility

Revolut briefly showed Bitcoin at $0.02 on May 8, 2026 due to a third-party data feed failure. No trades executed, but 70 million users saw the error.

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Calculating Mining Insurance Costs Through Resolvr's BDIC Platform

Calculating Mining Insurance Costs Through Resolvr's BDIC Platform

Learn how to estimate Bitcoin mining insurance costs using Resolvr's BDIC captive calculator, including risk factors and potential savings.

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Simple Mining Review 2026 and Why Their $0.07 kWh Rate Actually Matters

Simple Mining Review 2026 and Why Their $0.07 kWh Rate Actually Matters

Simple Mining offers $0.07/kWh enterprise rates for Bitcoin mining hosting. We analyze whether their Iowa facilities deliver real value post-halving.

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Seven Major Mining Pools Join Stratum V2 Working Group as Industry Giants Push Protocol Adoption

Seven Major Mining Pools Join Stratum V2 Working Group as Industry Giants Push Protocol Adoption

ANTPOOL, Foundry, and five other major pools joined the Stratum V2 Working Group on May 7, 2026, signaling a shift toward decentralized mining protocols.

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Bitcoin Dev Kit Review After Two Years of Production Use

Bitcoin Dev Kit Review After Two Years of Production Use

A research-based review of Bitcoin Dev Kit's production performance, covering its Miniscript support, multi-language bindings, and what developers should consider.

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How to Structure Renewable Energy Bitcoin Mining Deals with Satoshi Energy Platform

How to Structure Renewable Energy Bitcoin Mining Deals with Satoshi Energy Platform

Learn how Satoshi Energy connects Bitcoin miners with renewable power through PPAs, behind-the-meter structures, and Bitcoin-native settlement software.

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Kraken and MoneyGram Partner to Enable Bitcoin Cash-Out at 500,000 Locations Worldwide

Kraken and MoneyGram Partner to Enable Bitcoin Cash-Out at 500,000 Locations Worldwide

Kraken's new MoneyGram partnership creates the world's largest crypto-to-cash network, challenging Bitcoin ATMs with 500,000 pickup locations globally.

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Bitcoin Bears Lose $300 Million as Price Hits $80K and What Mining Operations Should Know

Bitcoin Bears Lose $300 Million as Price Hits $80K and What Mining Operations Should Know

Bitcoin's surge past $80,000 liquidated $300M in short positions. Here's what the rally means for mining profitability and infrastructure strategy.

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How to Track Your Bitcoin Transaction Fees with Mempool.Space Analytics

How to Track Your Bitcoin Transaction Fees with Mempool.Space Analytics

Learn to use Mempool.Space for Bitcoin fee estimation, transaction tracking, and avoiding overpayment during network congestion.

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