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India’s Central Bank RBI Warns Crypto Could Lead to Dollarization of Economy
17.5.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has expressed concerns that cryptocurrencies could lead to the dollarization of a part of the Indian economy. “It will seriously undermine the RBI’s capacity to determine monetary policy and regulate the monetary system...
Riot Blockchain Is Constructing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Navarro County, Texas
29.4.2022
The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity has been initiated on the 265-acre site and the team hopes to have bitcoin...
Riot Blockchain to Develop 1GW of Bitcoin Mining Capacity in Texas
27.4.2022
The company said the expansion will occur in phases and bring Riot’s total capacity to 1.7 GW
Report: Compass to Sell $30 Million in Crypto Mining Equipment Located in Russia
24.4.2022
The U.S.-based company Compass Mining plans to sell $30 million worth of bitcoin mining equipment that’s currently located in Siberia. The decision to sell the mining rigs follows the U.S. government sanctioning the bitcoin mining operation Bitriver and ten subsidiaries. Compass is hoping...
Broxus CEO Vlad Ponomarev on Everscale and Developing a Universal Bridge Mechanism
22.4.2022
Everscale is the most scalable network in DeFi. With the capacity to process over a million transactions per second, Everscale is able to offer users some of the fastest transaction speeds paired with fractional fees. The Everscale ecosystem includes a cross-chain bridge platform with a unique...
Compute North Reveals Bitcoin Miner Is Building a 300 MW Data Center in Texas
8.4.2022
The bitcoin mining operation Compute North has announced it is in the midst of constructing a 300-megawatt (MW) data center in Granbury, Texas. According to the mining firm, the data center located near Wolf Hollow Power Plant will be scalable up to 600 MW going forward. 300 MW of Capacity...
Research Shows 19% of Bitcoin’s Hashrate Is Managed by Publicly Listed Companies
6.4.2022
According to findings stemming from a report published by Arcane Research, Bitcoin’s hashrate is steadily going public as an increasing share is deployed by publicly listed companies. Current data shows that the publicly listed miners’ share of Bitcoin’s hashrate is roughly...
Law Decoded: Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21
21.2.2022
Recent events in Canada sparked a global conversation about financial censorship and crypto's potential to guard against it
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth capacity plateaus at 3,400 BTC
9.2.2022
The capacity of the Bitcoin Lightning Network has short-circuited over the last three months to circa 3,400 BTC capacity, after surging throughout 2021, according to Arcane Research
Cardano network at record capacity due to SundaeSwap launch, but not all users hail it as a success
27.1.2022
"This has been a huge disappointment. I've tried 20 times minimum to swap ADA for Sundae and nothing has gone through," says a disgruntled SundaeSwap user
Spanish Deputy Suggests Spain Might Attract Kazakhstan Miners
10.1.2022
Maria Muñoz, a Spanish deputy from the country’s Congress, wants to position its country as a reliable alternative to miners that are facing a dire situation in Kazakhstan, after their internet service was suspended, affecting their operative capacity. Muñoz sent a letter to...
Cyprus’ finance ministry recommends ‘capacity building’ for crypto
14.12.2021
Cyprus’s finance ministry stressed the need to accelerate its capacity building for the crypto industry
Dock Life: Using Docker for All The Things!
1.12.2021
I think if you’re a DevOps person in any capacity, the utility of Docker is very clear. Your things run in containers that are identical everywhere. Assuming Docker is working/running, the code will execute in a reliably consistent way whether …
Bitcoin Mining Company Griid Secures $525 Million Credit Facility From Blockchain.com
23.11.2021
On Monday, the mining firm Griid Infrastructure announced the company has secured a $525 million credit facility from the crypto firm Blockchain.com. According to the announcement, the credit facility will be a four-year term in order to increase the company’s mining capacity. Bitcoin Mining...
Bitcoin Mining Operation Genesis Digital Assets Announces New Data Center in West Texas
1.11.2021
Following a number of ASIC mining rig acquisitions from the manufacturer Canaan, the bitcoin mining operation Genesis Digital Assets announced on Monday that the firm is developing an industrial-scale bitcoin mining data center in West Texas. According to the announcement, Genesis says that the...
Single Mining Farm Needs as Much Power as 24,000 Homes, Kazakhstan Estimates
23.10.2021
Authorities in Kazakhstan have calculated the energy used in the country’s crypto mining industry which competes for electricity with other sectors of the economy and households. The government has also estimated the additional supply necessary to meet the growing demand from mining farms...
NASDAQ-Listed HIVE Blockchain to Expand Data Center in New Brunswick, Canada With 40 Megawatts Capacity
12.10.2021
HIVE Blockchain is set to expand its data center campus in New Brunswick, Canada with 40 megawatts capacity. It is the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency miner, listing in Toronto on the Venture Exchange back in 2017 and added to NASDAQ in 2021. It mines both Bitcoin and Ethereum using 100% green...
Argo Blockchain Purchases 20K Miners From Bitmain for Future Mining Center in Texas
2.10.2021
Argo Blockchain, a London-based cryptocurrency mining company, has announced an expansion of its mining capacity that will more than double its current hashrate. The expansion will be done through the acquisition of 20,000 S19J Pro bitcoin miners from Bitmain, which will be delivered in several...
Iranian Ministry of Industries Denies Power Shortages Are Caused by Illegal Crypto Miners
2.9.2021
Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has rejected claims blaming illegal cryptocurrency miners for the continuing electricity shortages in the country. The department believes the state-run utility company, Tavanir, has overestimated their role in the power deficit. Illegal Miners...
FBI Helps to Train Nigerian Crypto Crime Investigators
29.8.2021
The United States government through the FBI recently helped to run a training exercise whose goal is to enhance the capacity of Nigerian cryptocurrency crime investigators, the U.S. Mission Nigeria (USMN) has said. The exercise saw over 50 Nigerian investigators and prosecutors participate....