Winter Storm Fernan triggered widespread mining curtailments in the U.S., with Foundry USA taking roughly 200 EH/s offline.

The temporary loss of mining power underscores academic concerns that geographic and pool concentration can magnify infrastructure failures, though markets showed little immediate reaction.

A U.S. winter storm briefly touched Bitcoin’s pulse.

Extreme cold led miners to curb their electricity use, briefly cutting hashrate as grid stress spread across several regions.

The fallout from the arctic blast that swept across the US is prompting some large-scale Bitcoin mining companies to shutter parts of their energy-intensive operations as electricity costs surge.

Foundry shut down some of its hashrate in preparation for the snowstorm in the USA.

Bitcoin depends on the community to survive. Without the web of miners and developers, the mainnet is as good as dead.

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