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Ukraine to Set up a Large-Scale Crypto Mining Data Center in a Nuclear Power Plant
30.1.2021
Ukraine’s government-owned nuclear power plant picked a firm to build a massive data center in Rivne for cryptocurrency mining operations. After a bidding process, Energoatom chose Kyiv Energy Construction Company to handle the nuclear plant crypto mining project. Nuclear Power Plant Operator...
Fair Banking Delayed, Nuclear-powered Bitcoin Mining + More News
28.1.2021
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Regulation news
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said it has paused publication of its rule to ensure large banks provide...
Blockchain can be a cryptographic tool for nuclear disarmament: study
2.11.2020
Can blockchain technology de-escalate nuclear tensions?
Blockchain Could Make Dismantling Nuclear Warheads More Secure: UK Report
2.11.2020
Nations working to decommission nuclear weapons should turn to blockchain to build trust and make the verification process more secure, a new policy report says
Grayscale Scores New Billion, Bitfury Goes Nuclear, Gate.io Launches Wallet + More News
14.10.2020
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Investments news
US-based major crypto investment company Grayscale said it recorded its largest-ever quarterly inflows, over USD 1bn in 3Q20...
How the Bitcoin Blockchain Is Being Used to Safeguard Nuclear Power Stations
1.9.2020
Buenos Aires-based Nuclearis is using the Bitcoin-powered RSK blockchain as an immutable anchor for keeping tabs on critical documents
The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
25.8.2020
The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear...
US Senators Introduce ‘Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act’ — With Backdoor Mandate
25.6.2020
US lawmakers have introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act to ensure law enforcement can access encrypted information. This bill is “a full-frontal nuclear assault on encryption in the United States,” one expert says. It requires manufacturers of encrypted devices...
Ukraine Considers Using Nuclear Plants for Cryptocurrency Mining
6.5.2020
Ukraine's Ministry of Energy believes that using power plants for crypto mining could be one of the best ways to take advantage of a current energy glut
Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Station Might Give Electricity to Bitcoin Miners
6.5.2020
Cooling towers at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station. Ukraine’s plan to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus pandemic might involve nuclear-powered cryptocurrency mining, says its energy ministry.
Yesterday, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection announced that...
Nuclear Power and Blockchain, Crypto Exchanges Boost Hiring + More News
1.5.2020
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Blockchain news
The Chinese nuclear industry is tentatively looking at blockchain technology adoption proposals, reports media...
A Russian Nuclear Plant Is Renting Space to Energy-Hungry Bitcoin Miners
8.1.2020
A state-owned nuclear power plant in Russia may soon fuel a bitcoin mining hub
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Mining Bitcoin At Work
25.10.2019
Third Russian nuclear scientist sentenced for role in Bitcoin mining scheme
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining
25.10.2019
The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence
Russian Nuclear Scientist Gets $7,000 Fine for Mining Bitcoin at Work
1.10.2019
The engineer at a top-secret nuclear lab, along with two colleagues, had accessed the plant's supercomputer to mine bitcoin
Employee Fined For Mining BTC on Nuclear Research Center Supercomputer
28.9.2019
Employee gets fined $7,000 for illegally mining Bitcoin on a supercomputer at a nuclear research center
Cryptocurrency Mining Equipment Seized by Ukrainian Authorities from Nuclear Power Plant
22.8.2019
The Ukrainian authorities have seized mining equipment for cryptocurrency from a site of the nuclear power station. As reported by the local media, SBU (the Security Service of Ukraine) has confiscated an optical fiber cable, portion of a network cable, and a media converter on 10th July 2019,...
Authorities Seize Crypto Mining Equipment from Nuclear Power Plant
21.8.2019
Two raids of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant uncovered GPUs, hard drives, and cooling equipment used to mine cryptocurrencies
Ukraine: Crypto Miners Arrested for Compromising Nuclear Plant Security
21.8.2019
Crypto miners created a security threat in a power plant by leaking info on its protection system
7 Unorthodox Ways to Mine Bitcoin
20.7.2019
Bitcoin isn’t crazy – in fact it might just be the soundest monetary system this generation has ever known. Some of the techniques miners have devised to extract it, however, are extremely unorthodox, ranging from the ingenious to the downright crazy. Here are seven of the strangest...