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US Lawmakers Want Environmental Agency to Study Crypto Mining's Energy Impact
8.12.2022
U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Jared Huff introduced a bill Thursday that would, if passed, direct the Environmental Protection Agency to study the energy usage and environmental impact of crypto mining
Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan to Buy Only Surplus Power, Under Digital Assets Bill
8.12.2022
Companies extracting cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan will be allowed to purchase only excess electricity on a government-controlled market. The decision comes with new legislation approved by lawmakers which regulates the activities of the industry and the taxation of its profits. Law to Regulate...
Russia Expects Sizable Increase in Crypto Miners’ Share of Power Usage
8.12.2022
The crypto mining industry may see a two-fold increase in its share of Russia’s power consumption in 2022, according to a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Energy. The department supports a bill designed to regulate the sector which is likely to be adopted this year. Russian Energy...
Bank of Russia wants to ban miners from selling crypto to Russians
7.12.2022
The Russian central bank supports the idea of legalizing the crypto mining business, but only if miners sell their coins to non-residents of Russia
Ukrainian Tailor’s Shop a Front for Illegal Crypto Mining Farm
7.12.2022
A tailor’s shop in Kovel, Ukraine, has been exposed as a front for an illegal crypto mining operation. Its masterminds connected their rigs to the local power grid – and stole electricity to power their efforts....
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Blockstream raising funds for mining at 70% lower company valuation
7.12.2022
CEO Adam Back said the fresh funding will be invested into expanding the firm’s mining capacity
Russia on the Verge of Legalizing Crypto Mining
6.12.2022
Russian lawmakers are inching closer to legalizing crypto mining – and could begin allowing industrial miners to operate as bona fide “entrepreneurs” as early as next month.
Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma’s Committee on the Financial Markets, last month claimed that a bill would...
BTC difficulty drops by the biggest margin since 2021
6.12.2022
Bitcoin mining difficulty has dropped by its biggest margin since July 2021 amid difficult conditions for miners
Paraguay Votes Down Crypto Regulatory Bill in a Blow to Crypto Mining Industry
6.12.2022
The bill would cap how much the grid operator can charge bitcoin miners for electricity
Bitcoin’s Difficulty Slides 7.32%, Reduction Marks the Largest Drop in 2022
6.12.2022
On Dec. 5, 2022, at block height 766,080, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjustment dropped 7.32% lower, making it the largest difficulty reduction in 2022. The current difficulty is approximately 34.24 trillion and it will remain at this point for the next two weeks or 2,016 blocks. Bitcoin Miners...
Kentucky to scrutinize contracts offering cheaper electricity to miners
6.12.2022
An Earthjustice lawyer said the hearings and discovery process would give Kentuckians a good idea what they would be paying for by subsidizing the facilities
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops Most Since July 2021 as Crypto Winter Cuts Profitability
6.12.2022
Bitcoin miners are being caught between rising costs and the lower price of bitcoin
Bitcoin Miner Riot Switches Mining Pool After Falling Short in November
5.12.2022
The miner used Braiins mining pool, which uses a payout method that caused the variance between Riot’s mining capacity and amount produced, according to a source
Today in Crypto: HashKey and SEBA Bank Join Hands, KuCoin Hires Mazars for Proof of Reserves, Bitget Launches PoR Page & User Self-audit Tool
5.12.2022
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'Imminent' crash for stocks? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
5.12.2022
Bitcoin gets a boost from a declining U.S. dollar, but BTC price action is anything but straight bullish, say analysts
Bullish on Bitcoin, US Senator Ted Cruz wants Texas to be a crypto oasis
4.12.2022
Texas combines plentiful and relatively low-energy prices with free enterprise, according to the lawmaker
Mysterious Bitcoin miner shows off oldest signature dated Jan. 2009
4.12.2022
Answering the question 'Who has/had the oldest mined Bitcoin?' an anonymous member shared a signature dating back to January 2009, just a week after Bitcoin came into existence
Demand for Cryptocurrency Miners Rises in Russia Amid Low Prices of Hardware
4.12.2022
Russia’s market for specialized crypto mining equipment has been seeing high demand over the past couple of months, with buyers attracted by the low price tags. Russian experts also predict an increase in the supply of used coin minting hardware as large foreign companies leave the industry....
Alameda Research invested $1.15B in crypto miner Genesis Digital: Report
3.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried was consulted on the capital injection, which was made before crypto prices plummeted
Applied Direct Response — ERCOT Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Is Beneficial to the Texas Grid
3.12.2022
On Nov. 29, 2022, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report on seasonal assessment and resource adequacy for the ERCOT region. ERCOT’s study indicates that bitcoin mining operations are flexible operations that can be beneficial to the Texas grid during the upcoming...