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How staking incentivizes trust without burning energy
22.5.2025
What if a financial system could run itself not by burning electricity, but by rewarding good behavior? That’s the promise of staking, a mechanism that powers many modern blockchains by turning users into network operators. In this week’s episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, hosts...
Bitcoin mining 2025: Post-halving profitability, hashrate and energy trends
15.5.2025
After the 2024 halving, Bitcoin mining entered its fifth epoch and block rewards were reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. This forced miners to rethink their operations, optimize efficiency, cut energy costs and upgrade hardware to remain profitable. Cointelegraph Research, with insights from...
Crypto miner deserts Pennsylvania site, fails to plug wells: Report
7.5.2025
Cryptocurrency miner Diversified Energy has quietly vacated a natural gas-powered crypto mining site in Elk County, Pennsylvania, reportedly leaving behind unplugged wells and regulatory violations.The site, known as Longhorn Pad A, was revived in 2022 after sitting dormant for nearly a decade when...
Crypto miner deserts Pennsylvania site, fails to plug wells: Report
7.5.2025
Cryptocurrency miner Diversified Energy quietly vacated a natural gas-powered crypto mining site in Elk County, Pennsylvania, reportedly leaving behind unplugged wells and regulatory violations.The site, known as Longhorn Pad A, was revived in 2022 after sitting dormant for nearly a decade when...
Bitcoin miner Hive taps Paraguay for low-cost energy partnership
7.5.2025
Several crypto-focused organizations — including Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies — are eyeing a US return, primarily driven by uncertain geopolitical tensions. Still, BTC miner Hive Digital Technologies is doubling down on the untapped potential of the Latin American (LATAM) market.In...
HIVE taps LATAM for stable and low-cost energy partnership
7.5.2025
Several crypto-focused organizations — including Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies — are eyeing a US return, primarily driven by uncertain geopolitical tensions. Still, BTC miner HIVE Digital Technologies is doubling down on the untapped potential of the Latin American market.In...
Green Bitcoin? Over 52% of Mining Now Uses Sustainable Energy
30.4.2025
The latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance report confirms the United States and Canada dominate global bitcoin mining, collectively controlling over 80% of reported activity. Bitcoin mining is now 52.4% reliant on sustainable energy, with hydropower (23.4%) and wind (15.4%) as leading...
David Fincher's New Xbox Commercial Has Big PS2 Energy
10.4.2025
Xbox has released a new commercial directed by David Fincher that features a bunch of CGI rat-human hybrids in a dirty, crowded city. It’s the kind of ad we don’t often see anymore, and it reminds me of some of the weirdest live-action ads Sony used to make for the PS2 and PS3. Read more
Crypto miner backs US senator's efforts to incentivize using flared gas
1.4.2025
Texas Senator Ted Cruz proposed a bill aimed at incentivizing crypto miners to use flared gas for energy generation in the state.In an April 1 notice, Cruz said he had introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions, or FLARE, Act in the US Senate, aiming to make Texas “the...
Crypto miner backs US senator's efforts to incentivize using flared gas
1.4.2025
Texas Senator Ted Cruz proposed a bill aimed at incentivizing crypto miners to use flared gas for energy generation in the state.In an April 1 notice, Cruz said he had introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions, or FLARE, Act in the US Senate, aiming to make Texas “the...
Bitcoin mining using coal energy down 43% since 2011 — Report
1.4.2025
The use of hydrocarbon fuels in mining Bitcoin has seen a sharp decline over the past 13 years, with the use of coal energy in mining dropping significantly. The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has dropped from 63% in 2011 to 20% in 2024, an average annual decrease of roughly...
Bitcoin mining using coal energy down 43% since 2011 — Report
1.4.2025
The use of hydrocarbon fuels in Bitcoin mining has seen a sharp decline over the past 13 years, with the use of coal energy dropping significantly. The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has dropped from 63% in 2011 to 20% in 2024, according to a new report released by the industry...
From Bitcoin to AI: Crusoe Energy Sells Mining Arm to NYDIG
26.3.2025
Crusoe Energy has sold its bitcoin mining operations to NYDIG to prioritize artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure development, the companies announced March 25. NYDIG Expands Bitcoin Mining Footprint with Crusoe Acquisition Reports disclose that the transaction includes over 425 modular data...
Coin Metrics Reveals Bitcoin’s Global Energy Hunt and Hidden Supply Chain Perils
25.3.2025
Coin Metrics’ latest State of the Network report reveals bitcoin miners are balancing stabilized revenues and persistent fee pressures post-halving through hardware upgrades and renewable energy adoption, amid geopolitical supply chain risks. China Tariffs, Texas Renewables, and AI: Inside Bitcoin...
Pakistan Crypto Council proposes using excess energy for BTC mining
22.3.2025
Bilal Bin Saqib, the CEO of Pakistan's Crypto Council, has proposed using the country's runoff energy to fuel Bitcoin (BTC) mining at the Crypto Council's inaugural meeting on March 21.According to an article from The Nation, the council is exploring comprehensive regulatory frameworks...
Pakistan Crypto Council proposes using excess energy for BTC mining
22.3.2025
Bilal Bin Saqib, the CEO of Pakistan's Crypto Council, has proposed using the country's runoff energy to fuel Bitcoin (BTC) mining at the Crypto Council's inaugural meeting on March 21.According to an article from The Nation, the council is exploring comprehensive regulatory frameworks...
Uranium Digital Raises $6.1M to Speed Debut of Crypto-Powered Spot Market
20.3.2025
Founder Alex Dolesky says he needs to move faster to meet exceptional demand
Industrial Tech Giant Siemens Adopts IoT Blockchains From Minima
18.3.2025
Minima’s IoT-focused blockchains will be embedded into Siemens’ devices across the automotive, robotics and energy sectors
Latam Insights: Bolivia’s Crypto Energy Moves and Brazil’s Crypto BRICS Initiative
17.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, dollar scarcity is pushing Bolivia to pay for energy imports with crypto, Brazil is prioritizing the implementation of a crypto payment system...
Bolivia to use crypto to pay for energy imports — Report
14.3.2025
Bolivia’s state-owned energy firm YPFB is planning to use cryptocurrency to pay for energy imports, according to a March 13 report from Reuters. The move comes as the South American nation faces a shortage of foreign currency reserves and a dwindling supply of domestic gas production.A...