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New York Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Restructures Debt
2.2.2023
A slew of mining firms have restructured their debt loads while others are facing bankruptcy
New York State Senate passes Bitcoin mining moratorium
3.6.2022
The bill once, approved by Governor Kathy Hochul, would make New York the first state in the U.S to put a moratorium on crypto mining
New York Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
19.5.2022
The state was once a draw for bitcoin miners, but environmental concerns are weighing on the industry
New York Bitcoin mining moratorium bill garners more support
4.3.2022
The bill to suspend crypto mining for 3 years is gaining steam in New York State, while the state’s environmental agency determines how much mining impacts the environment
Elizabeth Warren Queries Bitcoin Mining Operation, US Senator Says Crypto Miners Raise Environmental Concerns
4.12.2021
Senator Elizabeth Warren has written a letter to the CEO of the New York bitcoin mining firm Greenidge Generation, Jeff Kirt, asking for details on the company’s emissions. Warren’s letter insists “Greenidge and other [bitcoin mining] plants raise concerns about their impacts...
NYC Mayor-Elect Wants Schools to Teach Crypto, Says Bitcoin Is New Way to Pay for Goods and Services
9.11.2021
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans to make NYC the center of crypto and innovation. He says we must open our schools to teach cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, noting that bitcoin is “a new way of paying for goods and services throughout the entire globe.”...
Local Businesses in New York Urge Governor to Impose Statewide Bitcoin Mining Moratorium
18.10.2021
The governor of New York state, Kathy Hochul, has been urged by a group of local companies to deny business permits to bitcoin miners. The letter specifically asks for the “denial of permits for the Greenidge Generating Station and the Fortistar North Tonawanda Facility.” The letter...
New York Town Bemoans Roadside ‘Littered’ With Bitcoin Miners — Officials Plan to Impose 90-Day Moratorium
24.7.2021
A St. Lawrence county town located in New York near the Canadian border, Massena, is another region in the state that is having issues with bitcoin miners. According to recent reports from the local WWNY-TV news desk and Reuters, the Massena town supervisor is drafting new regulations for bitcoin...
Coinbase is reportedly looking to set up office in New York
14.6.2021
After announcing shutdown of San Francisco headquarters last month, Coinbase is reportedly quietly setting up its first office in New York
Proposed New York Bitcoin mining ban watered down to allow green projects
10.6.2021
New York senators have amended a proposal to ban all crypto mining for three years, and are now seeking to only stop mining firms backed by carbon-based fuel sources
NYDFS taps former DOJ attorney as deputy virtual currency chief
17.5.2021
The former Department of Justice trial attorney has been with the New York State Department of Financial Services for eight years
A NYC Bar Could Be Yours for Only 25 Bitcoin or 800 Ethereum: Report
10.1.2021
The bar owner says he's hoping "to catch one of these crypto dudes who always wanted to own a bar."
New York Power Plant Mines $50,000 of Bitcoin a Day
5.3.2020
A power plant in New York’s Finger Lakes region now mines about $50,000 of Bitcoin each day using the electricity it produces
PODCAST: Josh Brown on Why Bitcoin Is Like the 1800s Railroad Boom
8.11.2019
On this episode of Bitcoin Macro: "In the 1800s we had a bubble in railroads, and almost every one of them went bankrupt."
PODCAST: Kaiko’s Ambre Soubiran on Bitcoin’s ‘Intrinsic Value’
8.11.2019
On this episode of Bitcoin Macro: "The fact that it works and that it has been working for 10 years has value."
PODCAST: Ikigai’s Travis Kling on Why Bitcoin Is a ‘Baby X-Man’
24.10.2019
Travis Kling of Ikigai Asset Management explains why bitcoin is currently a risk asset, but showing signs of a future safe-haven asset
PODCAST: Caitlin Long on Bitcoin as Insurance Against Financial Collapse
24.10.2019
"Bitcoin is less volatile from a systemic perspective than I think the traditional financial industry is," says the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition co-founder
PODCAST: Nic Carter on Bitcoin’s Evolution as a Safe-Haven Asset
24.10.2019
“If you are fleeing a country with just the clothes on your back and want to take your savings with you, bitcoin is an excellent safe haven,” says the founding partner of Castle Island Ventures