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'There's No Catch': Bitcoin Mining Startup Promises Free Money to Renewable Energy Companies
4.11.2024
Bitcoin mining provides an opportunity for independent power producers to sell their electricity on a worldwide market, according to Sangha Renewables President Spencer Marr
Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Subsidiary Mines Bitcoin With Surplus Energy
8.9.2024
According to a report from Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s oldest national newspapers, a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has taken an innovative step into the world of bitcoin mining. Agile Energy X, the subsidiary in question, has cleverly placed its bitcoin mining units right...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Signs Deal With Kenya to Invest in Green Energy Projects
24.5.2024
The company will help monetize stranded energy in the African country and help manage its renewable energy production
Bitcoin Miner Marathon In Talks With Kenya to Help With Its Green Energy Ambitions
13.5.2024
Kenya's President William Ruto also wants to build a regulatory framework for crypto, with Marathon's help
Paypal Promotes Low-Carbon Bitcoin Mining With New Research Paper
23.4.2024
Paypal, in collaboration with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc., has introduced an approach to promote environmentally sustainable practices in bitcoin mining. This research-backed initiative encourages miners to utilize low-carbon energy sources by offering financial incentives. Paypal...
Bitcoin miners double down on efficiency and renewable energy at the World Digital Mining Summit
23.9.2023
Bitmain rolled out its efficiency-focused Antminer S21 at the WDMS and Bitcoin miners shared their plans for boosting productivity via green energy
Green Bitcoin Mining: Nodal Power Secures $13M for Landfill Gas Conversion
30.8.2023
Utah-based Nodal Power, which specializes in turning landfill gas into energy for powering bitcoin (BTC) mining hubs, recently announced a successful $13 million seed round backed by strategic investors. Bryan Black, Nodal’s CEO, stressed the technology’s “potential to make...
Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Could Accelerate Transition to Renewable Energy
14.8.2023
A new study suggests bitcoin mining could actually help drive the transition to renewable energy sources. Researchers Juan Ignacio Ibañez and Alexander Freier make the case that Bitcoin miners’ demand for cheap electricity provides incentives for increased renewable energy production....
$20 Million Crypto Mining Farm to Be Built at Hydropower Plant in Kyrgyzstan
31.7.2023
Kyrgyzstan intends to build a new facility for cryptocurrency mining at one of the country’s hydroelectric stations. The project aims to minimize the power plant’s electricity losses by utilizing its full generating capacity that currently exceeds that of the transmission network. Kyrgyzstan...
Republicans Seek to Repeal Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act in Exchange for Raising US Debt Limit
23.4.2023
There has been a lot of commentary concerning the U.S. raising its debt limit, as Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said last month that a U.S. default would be “devastating,” and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde warned it would be a “major disaster” if...
Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy
29.7.2022
Authorities in Iran have revised some rules for the crypto mining industry in order to facilitate its access to green power. Licensed miners will now be able to purchase electricity produced from renewable sources from across the country at lower rates. Cryptocurrency Miners in Iran Allowed...
Sustainable energy usage for BTC mining grows nearly 60% in a year
26.4.2022
The latest Bitcoin Mining Council report showed that the mining industry is rapidly adopting sustainable energy sources to secure the largest crypto blockchain
This Earth Day analysts say Bitcoin mining is naturally gravitating to green energy
22.4.2022
Earth Day 2022 is a good day to highlight how crypto mining operations have begun to naturally gravitate towards cheaper and cleaner energy sources
US Bitcoin mining firm turns to harmful coal waste for cleaner energy
23.3.2022
In a bid to make crypto mining more environmentally friendly, Stronghold Digital Mining is turning harmful waste from coal mining into clean energy to power Bitcoin miners
Report: Bitcoin mining network accounts for 0.08% of world's CO2 production
31.1.2022
In addition to environmental metrics, the U.S. now accounts for 49% of the world's Bitcoin cash rate
Largest cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America to develop renewable energy tokens
9.11.2021
Mercado Bitcoin and Comerc plan to launch two separate tokens incentivizing renewable energy use
To the roots of mining: Bitcoin going green faster than ever
27.10.2021
Many crypto-mining firms are transitioning to renewable sources of energy to help facilitate their operations
NASDAQ-Listed HIVE Blockchain to Expand Data Center in New Brunswick, Canada With 40 Megawatts Capacity
12.10.2021
HIVE Blockchain is set to expand its data center campus in New Brunswick, Canada with 40 megawatts capacity. It is the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency miner, listing in Toronto on the Venture Exchange back in 2017 and added to NASDAQ in 2021. It mines both Bitcoin and Ethereum using 100% green...
New Brazilian Bitcoin ETF pledges carbon neutrality
9.8.2021
Hashdex has promised to invest a portion of the assets managed by its new BITH11 ETF into carbon credits and green tech
Green energy crypto mining ETF launches on New York Stock Exchange
21.7.2021
The new exchange-traded fund will focus on environmentally friendly crypto mining infrastructure firms