While major bitcoin miners have paused or slowed expansions, smaller firms like HIVE, Bitdeer, Cipher, and Canaan accelerated growth in August. HIVE increased hashrate by 27.9% to 16.2 EH/s, producing 247 BTC. Bitdeer mined 335 BTC, implying a 25% hashrate growth. Cipher rose 18.4% to 15.8 EH/s, producing 236 BTC. Canaan expanded 15.7% to 6.4 EH/s, mining 98 BTC. These gains contrast with top miners' cautious stance amid high network hashrate and low fees.