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US EIA Starts Requiring Energy Consumption Data From Cryptocurrency Miners


The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistics agency of the U.S. Energy Department, has sent letters to cryptocurrency miners requiring data related to energy consumption and configuration of their mining sites. According to one of the letters posted on social media, miners have...

Cheap Energy Cost Fuels Chinese Bitcoin Miners Migration to Ethiopia


Ethiopia has become a lucrative destination for Bitcoin miners with lower energy costs and friendly government policies driving the move. According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin miners from China and other countries are setting up shop in the East African country followed by energy deals with electricity...

Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Inks AI Cloud Services Deal With Poolside AI


The bitcoin mining corporation Iris Energy, listed on the Nasdaq, has declared its entry into a cloud services partnership with the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Poolside AI. The collaboration with Poolside comes after Iris acquired 248 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs) for...

Ethiopia Emerges As New Bitcoin Mining Hotspot – Will it Last?


Ethiopia is growing popular for Bitcoin mining after China ejected the industry from its borders in 2021. Following the ban, China’s biggest players scattered across the globe searching for new locations that would respect their energy-intensive business practices. That journey led many to arrive...

Beijing Censors Crypto Mining Activities to Strengthen Energy Conservation


Beijing, China has further doubled down on crypto mining activities as a part of its revamped energy conservation implementation plan. Per a recent government notice, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission along with 11 other departments have implemented revised plan to further...

US Gets Serious About Tracking Crypto Mining Electricity Usage


A US government agency responsible for managing energy-related data is going after crypto-mining companies over their power consumption. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday that it will collect electricity consumption data from identified US-based crypto mining companies...

EU Moves to Ban Bitcoin to Meet Energy Goals – Report


Source: Pixabay A recent report has indicated that Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus networks, like Bitcoin, may be banned in the European Union (EU). Daniel Batten, a managing partner at CH4 Capital, shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle that the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Securities...

Crypto, AI and Data Centers Could Double Energy Consumption in 2026


The aggregated demand for energy from crypto, artificial intelligence (AI), and traditional data centers could double in 2026. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the consumption growth might mean adding a country like Sweden (in the best case) or Germany (in the worst...

AI and Crypto Mining to More Than Double Energy Use by 2026, Report Says


Source: Adobe / Timon The International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates substantial increases in energy consumption from crypto mining and artificial intelligence (AI) in the coming years, with projections suggesting a more than 30% surge by 2026. The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report outlines...

Russia Mulls Cryptocurrency Mining Disconnection Proposal


Cryptocurrency miners might be disconnected for up to 500 hours per year in Russia, according to a proposal supported by the State Duma Energy Committee to tackle the energy deficit in some regions. The initiative would be an alternative to introducing special tariffs directed to miners that would...

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