DCG's Zcash miner powers up its first ground-up siteFortitude (@FortitudeCrypto) has energized a 12 MW facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, its first greenfield build, taking owned power past 60 MW across seven sites. The Digital Currency Group company (@DCGco) spun out of Foundry's mining division in January 2025.Fortitude expects the site to cut its direct cash cost of mining zcash:native from around $70 a coin to roughly $40, with power near 4.5 cents per kilowatt-hour.The build lands ahead of a planned p ...

DCG’s Fortitude Launches 12 MW Zcash Mine, Targets 43% Lower Mining CostsDCG-owned Zcash miner Fortitude has launched a 12 MW mining facility in Nebraska, its first self-built site, bringing its total power capacity across seven locations to more than 60 MW. The company expects the facility’s electricity cost of about $0.045 per kWh and next-generation mining equipment to reduce its direct cash mining cost per ZEC from roughly $70 to $40. Fortitude is also pursuing a merger with Nasdaq-listed HeartSciences ...