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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
Introducing CoinDesk’s Mining Week
21.3.2022
Our reporters visited crypto mining farms around the world, interviewed key players and crunched network data to shed light on a little-understood industry
After Short-Lived Ban, NY Town Is Still Reckoning With Crypto Miners Next Door
21.3.2022
Cities across the U.S. are grappling with what it means to have cryptocurrency mining operations in their communities. Plattsburgh offers a sobering case study
Revisiting Bitcoin’s Energy ‘Problem’ in the Face of ESG Investment Mandates
20.3.2022
Critics of Bitcoin’s energy use should consider its relative carbon density rather than the absolute amount of energy used
What Is ApeCoin and Who Is Behind It?
18.3.2022
A carefully coordinated marketing campaign takes great pains to distance the new token from Yuga Labs, but the firm that created the Bored Ape NFTs appears to be deeply involved
Without Robots, DAOs Will Never Progress Beyond Their Current Level
18.3.2022
Artificial intelligence would eliminate human error from current DAO models
Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?
18.3.2022
The IMF is not a neutral aid organization, but the economic arm of a vast power structure. Crypto threatens that power
From Pariah to Partner: Crypto's Climate Answers
18.3.2022
There are signs that policymakers are beginning to recognize crypto's potential for balancing the grid and reducing greenhouse gas impacts
Optimism saves users $1B in fees, raises $150M in Series B
18.3.2022
Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism, has secured $150M in funding which it will use to hire new developers and decrease fees on the Ethereum network
We Voted on It, and You’re Fired. Welcome to the New World of DAOs
17.3.2022
DAOs will increase transparency in businesses and other organizations and improve governance
Juno's Proposal 16 Vote Is a Watershed for Blockchain Governance – For Better or Worse
16.3.2022
Prop16, which narrowly passed, highlights the complexity and risks of on-chain governance
A 'Petroyuan' Could Further Shake the Dollar's Dominance
16.3.2022
Saudi-Chinese talks “accelerate” amidst widening USD disruptions
Russian Crypto Miners Brace for Sanctions Fallout Amid Ukraine Conflict
16.3.2022
The ruble’s fall has made mining more profitable in Russia for now, but parts and shipping costs are set to rise
Anatomy of a Crypto Bear Market
16.3.2022
Crypto prices suck, but they don’t matter as much as they used to
LimeWire and the Zombie Brands Pivot to Crypto
15.3.2022
LimeWire joins MoviePass and RadioShack in the blockchain resurrections club
Binance temporarily halts Polygon deposit and withdrawal to sync nodes
15.3.2022
Polygon claimed that the temporary halt by Binance was done to upgrade and synchronize the nodes as the bug issue has been resolved and the network is stable
Jack Dorsey, Block and the Perils of Making Crypto User-Friendly
14.3.2022
Block, formerly Square, had crypto users excited about a planned hardware wallet. But a recent announcement about its security design has raised alarm bells