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'Don't Mess with Texas Innovation' — advocates criticize bill removing crypto mining incentives
10.4.2023
Lawmakers in a Texas Senate committee moved forward on Senate Bill 1751 on April 4, paving the way for a floor vote for the legislation some have labeled as against crypto miners
Russia Takes Second Place Rank by Power Capacity in Crypto Mining, Reports
9.4.2023
Russia is now ranking second in terms of energy capacities engaged in the extraction of cryptocurrencies, new data suggests. Despite persisting regulatory uncertainty and the negative effects of sanctions, the amount of power devoted to the sector has been growing, reaching record highs this year....
US-Saudi Tensions Escalate as Report Says Crown Prince Is No Longer Interested in Pleasing the United States
4.4.2023
After Saudi Arabia and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the world by announcing cuts to oil production, a spokesperson for U.S. president Biden’s National Security Council stated that reducing production is not advisable. According to a recent...
Saudi Arabia and OPEC Reveal Surprise Oil Production Cut; White House Insists Cuts Aren’t Advisable Right Now
3.4.2023
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia and several major oil producers announced their plan to cut oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day, starting in May and continuing until the end of 2023. According to the Saudi Energy Ministry, the move was coordinated with some members of the Organization of...
Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Reports 146% Increase in Revenue as It Ramps Up Operations
30.3.2023
TeraWulf reiterated its 5.5 EH/s computing power target for the second quarter of the year
Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Raises Year-End Hashrate Guidance to 4 EH/s
29.3.2023
Fourth-quarter revenue of $23.4 million was driven mainly by selling energy to the power grid rather than crypto mining
How Irish farmers turn cow dung into digital gold (Bitcoin)
28.3.2023
Tom Campbell, an Irish dairy farmer who runs a farm in County Armagh, is using excess energy from his farm to mine Bitcoin
Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.
22.3.2023
The company can reduce the carbon footprint, land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology
Core Scientific Bankruptcy Judge Approves Transfer of Over $20M of Equipment to Its Exclusive Energy Negotiator
20.3.2023
Core Scientific had stopped paying Priority Power Management in May 2022
Several Crypto Mining Operations Busted in Russia
19.3.2023
Authorities and power utilities in various Russian regions have shut down illegal crypto mining farms, seizing hardware and taking operators to court. The action against the coin minting facilities comes amid discussions on a proposal to introduce criminal liability for miners breaking the upcoming...
ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use
9.3.2023
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to showcase the protocol’s progress. Contrary...
India-Russia Oil Deals Chip Away at Dollar Dominance in International Trade
8.3.2023
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Western sanctions on Russia and oil trading between Moscow and India have started to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade. The oil deals between India and Russia have been settled in other currencies, putting the U.S....
Canadian Crypto Miner Pow.re Lands 100 MW Contract in Paraguay
8.3.2023
Pow.re is one of the few companies building out 100 MW of mining in the South American country
TeraWulf goes nuclear: 8,000 rigs spool up in Nautilus mining facility
7.3.2023
Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf has fired up a new “behind the meter” mining facility powered by 100% nuclear power in Pennsylvania
Terawulf Energizes First Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility in the US, Plans to Expand Operations
6.3.2023
Terawulf, a bitcoin mining operation, has announced that it has energized the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility in the United States at the company’s Nautilus Facility in Pennsylvania. According to the company, approximately 1 exahash per second (EH/s) or close to 8,000...
TeraWulf Starts Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining With Nearly 8,000K Rigs at Nautilus Facility
6.3.2023
The miner expects its power cost to drop to $0.02/kWh when the nuclear site is fully operational
Can blockchain help combat climate change?
5.3.2023
Blockchain’s transparency and traceability can aid sustainability and reduce carbon emissions for climate change
U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Force Crypto Miners to Disclose Emissions
3.3.2023
U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced a bill that would have crypto miners disclose their emissions and see the Environmental Protection Agency analyze the effect mining has
Mawson Infrastructure Group Launches Bitcoin Mining Operation in Pennsylvania, Exits Australia
27.2.2023
The bitcoin mining operation, Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc., announced that the firm has broken ground at a new site in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Reports detail that Mawson has delivered six modular production units capable of housing 3,528 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches All-Time High as Miners Face Second-Largest Increase This Year
25.2.2023
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reached an all-time high (ATH) on Feb. 24, 2023, at block height #778,176, reaching 43.05 trillion hashes and surpassing the 40 trillion mark for the first time ever. The network’s difficulty increased by 9.95%, which is the second-largest rise this year...