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Bitcoin Mining Firm Hut 8 Approved to List on Nasdaq
11.6.2021
Major North American bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 Mining has been approved for listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol HUT. The company is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Hut 8 Mining Corp. announced Thursday that its common shares have been approved to list on the Nasdaq Global...
IMF Voices Concerns Over El Salvador Making Bitcoin Legal Tender
11.6.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of “a number of macroeconomic, financial and legal issues” surrounding El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender. “Crypto assets can pose significant risks and effective regulatory measures are very important when dealing with...
How Many People Mined BTC Alongside Satoshi? 2010 Data Shows Bitcoin’s Creator Wasn’t the Only Mining Whale
10.6.2021
Throughout 2021, a great number of mysterious whale movements from miners who mined bitcoins in the early days have occurred. This week, 1,000 bitcoin from 2010 were transferred, and the miner has spent 11,000 bitcoin since last year. Old school whale movements like these have made some people...
El Salvador to Mine Bitcoin With Energy From Volcanoes: ‘100% Clean, 100% Renewable, 0 Emissions’
10.6.2021
El Salvador has begun exploring bitcoin mining using energy from its volcanoes, President Nayib Bukele has revealed. “Our engineers just informed me that they dug a new well that will provide approximately 95MW of 100% clean, 0 emissions geothermal energy from our volcanos,”...
China’s Qinghai Province Instructs Bitcoin Mining Operations to Shut Down
10.6.2021
Following the report that indicates specific Chinese miners in the Xinjiang region were told by officials to shut down, another agency in Qinghai has informed miners to cease operations in a recently published government mandate. Similarly, the Qinghai Industry and Information Technology...
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
El Salvador's president wants to build volcano-powered crypto miners
9.6.2021
Bitcoin is heating up — some may say erupting — as the Latin American country plans to tap energy from volcanoes for mining the cryptocurrency
Iran’s President Wants Crypto ‘Laws and Instructions’ Implemented as Soon as Possible
9.6.2021
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani discussed cryptocurrencies at the most recent meeting of the government’s Economic Coordination Board and told participants that regulatory policy is needed to protect consumers. Rouhani believes the Iranian government should “communicate the necessary...
Report: Document Shows Specific Bitcoin Miners in Xinjiang Instructed to Shut Down
9.6.2021
An official notice stemming from the Changji prefecture government in Xinjiang details that officials from the Zhundong Economic-Technological Development Park must instruct bitcoin miners to shut down. China’s province of Xinjiang is a highly concentrated region of bitcoin miners and bitcoin...
Bitcoin miner Poolin immortalizes El Salvador's BTC adoption on the blockchain
9.6.2021
El Salvador accepting Bitcoin as legal tender is now forever etched on the blockchain as mining pool Poolin adds a newspaper headline to block 686,938
Iranian president calls for legal framework for crypto trading
9.6.2021
Iran President Hassan Rouhani wants to protect national interests regarding crypto
Rainy Season Will Test Just How Watertight China’s Bitcoin Mining Ban Is
8.6.2021
Some Chinese provinces appear to be cagey about whether they will ban crypto miners from operating during the country’s rainy season – a time of the year when rivers swell and hydropower stations typically produce high quantities of surplus electricity.
Per reports from the 21st Century Business...
While China’s Bitcoin Miners Flock to Central Asia Canaan Sets up ASIC Mining Rig Service in Kazakhstan
7.6.2021
On Monday, the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan Inc. announced the company has established an overseas after-sales center in Kazakhstan. According to Canaan, the service center will provide local customers with after-sales services like machine testing, warranty...
Square Takes a Swipe at the Bitcoin Energy Debate With $5 Million Solar Mining Investment
6.6.2021
As the conversation about Bitcoin’s energy consumption reaches a fever pitch, Jack Dorsey’s payment provider Square has unveiled plans to fund a sustainable bitcoin mining facility in conjunction with Blockstream. Mining Project to Serve as Scalable Proof of Concept Bitcoin faces...
Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. to invest $5M in Blockstream Bitcoin mining facility
5.6.2021
Blockstream is a leading blockchain development company founded by Adam Back in 2014
No, Musk, don’t blame Bitcoin for dirty energy — The problem lies deeper
5.6.2021
Bitcoin is not responsible for dirty energy — people are. But Elon Musk is now responsible for Dogecoin
Alternative Mining Algorithms Reap Higher Profits Than Bitcoin Mining in 2021
4.6.2021
Cryptocurrencies have jumped quite a bit in value over the course of the year and miners who verify transactions and earn digital assets have seen significant profits. While bitcoin miners have been seeing daily profits rise, a great number of other mineable digital currencies are pulling in much...
Shanghai Man: 'Green-light' for miners? CZ not responsible for BSC, Uniswap frauds on TV
4.6.2021
CZ claims Binance didn’t really make Binance Smart Chain, Beijing to distribute $6.2 million in free digital yuan, and miners speak out about clean energy mining
Canaan Expects $250M Revenue in Q2 — Yields and Mining Rig Deliveries to ‘Increase Substantially’
2.6.2021
The mining rig manufacturer Canaan saw steady profits during the Q1 after reporting its unaudited first quarter 2021 financial results on Tuesday. Canaan noted that it expects to at least sustain current profits or rise above to roughly $150 to $250 million in revenue for Q2. Canaan Expects $250M...
Nasdaq listed Bitcoin miners urge China to open doors to green mining
2.6.2021
The CEO of Canaan Inc called for a less indiscriminate mining ban in China