PANews reported on September 25 that according to Aastocks, Adrian Cheng, who resigned as CEO of New World Development in September last year, recently announced the establishment of a new company "SCO Development" to expand into the field of digital and virtual assets. His younger brother, Adrian Cheng, executive director and co-president and CEO of Chow Tai Fook Construction, said at the press conference summarizing the performance that "SCO Development is Adrian Cheng's private investment" and clarified that the board of directors of Chow Tai Fook Construction has no plans to develop digital currency or stablecoin.

Smaller Bitcoin miners surge in hashrate and debt as competition intensifies post-halving, reshaping the industry’s balance of power. The Bitcoin mining industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with so-called tier-2 operators closing the gap on established leaders in realized hashrate — a sign of a more level playing field following the 2024 halving.According to The Miner Mag, companies such as Cipher Mining, Bitdeer and HIVE Digital have rapidly expanded their realized hashrate after several years of infrastructure growth, narrowing the distance to top players like MARA Holdings, CleanSpark and Cango.“Their ascent highlights how the middle tier of public miners — once trailing far behind — has rapidly scaled production since the 2024 halving,” The Miner Mag wrote in its latest Miner Weekly newsletter. Read more

