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Russian Officials Back Idea of Recognizing Crypto Miners as Entrepreneurs
10.11.2021
Cryptocurrency mining should be recognized as an entrepreneurial activity under Russian law and taxed accordingly, representatives of key ministries in Moscow and the parliament have indicated. Officials believe the regulatory move would benefit both the state and the crypto industry. Russian...
Venezuelan Court Rolls Back Seizure of More Than 1,000 Bitcoin Miners
10.11.2021
A Venezuelan court in the capital of the country has rolled back a seizure of more than 1,000 Bitcoin miners due to irregularities that occurred during the confiscation. According to court documents, the equipment that was seized was in the custody of a third-party company that was doing...
Swedish Regulators Call for EU Ban on Crypto Mining, Power Company Defends Industry
10.11.2021
Alarmed by the rising energy needs of cryptocurrency mining, Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have recently proposed an EU-wide ban on proof-of-work coin minting. The Swedish officials believe this would encourage a move towards a more energy-efficient extraction of bitcoin...
Argo Blockchain files for $57.5 million offering of secured notes to fund Texas mining facility
9.11.2021
The company said it intends to use the proceeds for construction costs and rigs at its Texas crypto mining facility, expected to be operational in 2022
Russian Central Bank Says No As Ministries Hope to Legalize Bitcoin Mining
9.11.2021
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has expressed a willingness to legalize Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto mining, and has the backing of the Ministry of Energy – but as so often is the case with Russian politics and all things crypto-related, the Central Bank wants to throw a spanner into...
Bitfarms Reveals Argentina Mega-Mining Farm Location Details
9.11.2021
Bitfarms, the Canada-based Bitcoin mining unicorn, has at last revealed details about its activities in Argentina. The company says that the Bitcoin mega mining farm, whose construction started last month, will be built in the province of Cordoba, in association with a private power plant. Bitfarms...
A New Semiconductor Manufacturing Competitor Has Entered the ASIC Bitcoin Mining Rig Industry
8.11.2021
While companies like Microbt, Bitmain, Innosilicon, Strongu, Ebang, and Canaan have ruled the roost in terms of manufacturing application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners, a new challenger has entered the competition. A relatively unknown integrated technology firm called AGM Group...
Major Swedish Power Company Defends Bitcoin Mining as Regulators Propose Ban
8.11.2021
A joint statement from the directors-general of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has called for a total ban on proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), within the EU. Meanwhile, Sweden’s state-owned power company...
Kazakhstan Senate approves legislation regulating crypto service providers
8.11.2021
The country's legislature has passed a law that would impose financial monitoring on crypto platforms
Bitcoin soft fork days away as Taproot upgrade closes in
7.11.2021
The Taproot upgrade was set for deployment after achieving a 90% consensus among the Bitcoin miners (mining nodes)
Argo Blockchain's Texas mining facility could cost up to $2B
5.11.2021
CEO Peter Wall has cited Texas’ cheap renewable energy as well as its openness to innovation in new technologies as part of the reason for the construction of the data center
Ex-Wall Street execs lead new Bitcoin mining firm as US hash rate soars
4.11.2021
PrimeBlock’s CEO was involved in the $98 billion direct listing for Coinbase that Goldman Sachs was leading
Kazakhstan President Demands ‘Urgent’ Regulation of Crypto Mining Amid Power Shortages
4.11.2021
Facing an electricity deficit largely blamed on cryptocurrency miners, Kazakhstan is trying to avoid an energy crisis this winter. The president of the country has insisted on the need to maintain power supply for the industry and population, calling for urgent legal regulation of the expanding...
Marathon Digital stock reaches 6-year high as company HODLs $460M Bitcoin
3.11.2021
The mining firm said it expects its fleet of 133,000 miners to produce a hash rate of roughly 13.3 EH/s by 2023
Amid Risk of Power Deficit, Ukraine Shuts Down Another Crypto Farm
3.11.2021
With а growing threat of electricity shortages in the winter months, Ukraine has busted another large coin minting facility illegally drawing power from the grid. The country’s security agency announced it’s stepping up efforts to ensure the nation’s energy system...
Laotian govt budget expected to gain $194M from crypto miners by 2022
2.11.2021
Lawmakers reportedly plan to use the extra revenue for “priority programs,” including paying down the national debt and responding to the pandemic
Crypto Network Hashrates Recover From Summer Slump — Ethereum’s Hashrate Captures All-Time High
2.11.2021
On November 2, 2021, the Ethereum network’s global hashrate tapped an all-time high (ATH) at 873 terahash per second (TH/s) or close to 1 petahash. Alongside Ethereum’s ATH, a myriad of hashrates have returned back to the highs the network’s once held before the crypto mining...
Spending a String of 20,000 BTC — 2 Bitcoin Whale Transactions Move Over $1.2 Billion
2.11.2021
On November 1, at block height 707,639, a blockchain parser caught two bitcoin whale transfers that moved approximately 19,876 bitcoin worth $1.2 billion in the mix of 2,819 transactions. Interestingly, the owner used a similar splitting mechanism the old school mining whale blockchain parsers...
Paraguay Eyed as New Bitcoin Mining Destination
2.11.2021
Paraguay is one of the destinations being considered by various companies for setting up their bitcoin mining operations. Last week, Chinese company Future Fintech announced formal plans to build a bitcoin mining facility in the country, explaining they were determining the best location for...
Crypto founders top young Australian rich list
2.11.2021
Seven of Australia's 87 richest entrepreneurs aged 40 and under are crypto founders, according to the Australian Financial Review