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Crypto Carbon: Can Blockchain Networks Fix Carbon Offsets?
27.3.2022
A budding movement within the crypto industry says it can keep carbon out of the atmosphere by locking it on a blockchain. Can it succeed?
Is Miner Concentration Once Again Jeopardizing Bitcoin? Not Exactly
26.3.2022
The high percentage of hashrate now located in North America may look like China 2.0, but the reality is more complicated
Can Crypto Miners Make the World Greener?
26.3.2022
As they decarbonize, crypto companies might help push energy producers to build more renewable power sources
Exponential Software Requires Exponential Hardware
25.3.2022
Web 3 will require the creation of a new structure of hardware, custom-built for the rapidly growing needs of the software
How Northern Italian Hydropower Producers Became Bitcoin Miners
25.3.2022
In the pursuit of economic sustainability, northern Italian hydropower producers are turning to bitcoin mining
7 Wild Bitcoin Mining Rigs
24.3.2022
Here are some of the innovative and sometimes hilarious functions bitcoin miners have found for their rigs
Why the Bitcoin Mining Debate Is So Dysfunctional
24.3.2022
Specialization is necessary but Bitcoiners and miners need to learn to listen to each other, says Will Foxley, Director of Content at Compass Mining
Why Crypto Mining Actually Matters
24.3.2022
Ideological arguments over proof-of-work and proof-of-stake miss the larger point: Mining means the production of objective truth, says futurist Dan Jeffries. This post is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week
Don’t Blame NFT Artists for Mining’s Environmental Cost, Says Researcher Kyle McDonald
23.3.2022
Responsibility for Ethereum’s climate impact lies with institutions, not individuals, argues the emissions dashboard creator
The Future of Mining Finance: Time to Get Creative
23.3.2022
To finance equipment in a down market, firms will have to look beyond stock issuance. They may have to borrow against their machines or mined crypto or put themselves up for sale
The State of Bitcoin and Ethereum Mining in 10 Charts
23.3.2022
It's been a rollercoaster year for Bitcoin and Ethereum mining: Here is what the data shows
The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers – And Big Tech’s Response
23.3.2022
Cloud vendors are fighting back against cryptojacking, but the hijackers are getting more sophisticated
Why Do Old-Line Businesses Enter Crypto Mining? Simple: Fat Profits
23.3.2022
Even though mining margins have shrunk since crypto prices corrected, for now they’re big enough to keep luring entrants from sectors like prepackaged food and anti-aging formulas
Bitmain Redux: Bitdeer and BitFuFu Are About to Test US Stock Market's Mining Appetite
22.3.2022
China's two biggest cloud mining platforms plan to go public on the Nasdaq via SPAC deals this year, at a time when cryptocurrency and broader markets have pulled back from their peaks
Why Some Bitcoin Devs Say Lasers Can Cut Mining’s Energy Costs
22.3.2022
A proposed change to Bitcoin called 'Optical proof-of-work' would improve geographic distribution of hashrate and quell fears of climate-related pushback, proponents argue
Bitcoin Mining and ESG: A Match Made in Heaven
22.3.2022
As clean energy gradually gets cheaper, mining operations will help subsidize green projects, writes the CEO of mining firm CleanSpark. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week
Crypto Mining, the Energy Crisis and the End of 'ESG'
21.3.2022
How a European war made an argument about mining moot. This op-ed is part of Mining Week
Don’t Call it a Comeback: The Unlikely Rise of Home Bitcoin Mining
21.3.2022
Even with the surge in popularity, home mining only accounts for a skinny slice of the industry’s overall pie
Will Belarus Lure Crypto Miners Amid Sanctions, Russia-Ukraine War?
21.3.2022
Despite favorable business conditions, a country’s political environment can deter international capital
What Does a Crypto Mining Farm Look Like? Striking Photos From Siberia to Spain
21.3.2022
CoinDesk reporters traveled across Europe and North America to capture the diversity of cryptocurrency mining facilities