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PortuguêsThe cheap, abundant energy and open trade enabled by Bitcoin will make humanity significantly more peaceful. The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue #1150: “The path to…
Continue ReadingArmenia is going to invite cryptocurrency miners to install their coin minting hardware in an old thermal power plant. The TPP will be decommissioned and the government intends to rent…
Continue Reading“If policymakers take a cautious approach and foster a pro-innovation environment, the rewards for consumers, investors and all Americans are likely to be great,” said Jordan Ramis shareholder Gregory Zerzan.…
Continue ReadingThe EU should prohibit proof-of-work crypto mining, an executive at the European securities watchdog has insisted. Coins relying on the energy-intensive method of minting pose a risk to efforts aimed…
Continue ReadingA regional court has sentenced a man accused of illegally connecting his crypto farm to the grid to two years in prison. The decision comes as authorities in Moscow prepare…
Continue ReadingCrypto allies dominate the list of witnesses slated to appear before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. As the U.S. Congress prepares to take a thorough look at the…
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin Policy Institute has recently issued a rebuttal to the letter that prompted the hearing. The U.S. Congress will hold a hearing on the energy use and environmental impact…
Continue ReadingA record high consumption of electricity blamed on illegal crypto farms in northwestern Georgia has caught the attention of authorities in the capital Tbilisi. The central government and the local…
Continue ReadingMark Goodwin describes his bitcoin initiation, the relationship between energy and bitcoin and more. Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast In a…
Continue ReadingThe situation across Kazakhstan, hit by anti-government protests in the first week of the year, is normalizing, central authorities claim. The country’s massive crypto mining industry, which faced an internet…
Continue ReadingPolice in Kosovo seized another batch of over 200 mining devices as part of raids that started on Thursday. The offensive against underground crypto farms was launched after authorities in…
Continue ReadingMeasures imposed by authorities to quell mass protests in mining hotspot Kazakhstan are affecting cryptocurrency markets and the Bitcoin network hashrate. To deal with the civil unrest caused by rising…
Continue ReadingHardware manufacturer Canaan is expanding its crypto mining operations in Kazakhstan. The company is now cooperating with a number of mining firms there and has already deployed over 10,000 pieces…
Continue ReadingThe government of Kosovo has decided to suspend crypto mining activities in the country as part of measures to deal with power shortages this winter. The move has been proposed…
Continue ReadingThe Argentinian government is starting to inquire about the power consumption of bitcoin mining companies after some provinces in the country faced power cuts during the last days of 2021.…
Continue ReadingRussians mining cryptocurrency in their homes have been blamed for the problems with the electricity supply in Irkutsk. Power outages have become a frequent occurrence in the region which maintains…
Continue ReadingThe government in Kazakhstan is considering building a nuclear power plant to overcome an electricity deficit allegedly caused by the booming crypto mining industry. Problems with power supply are driving…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Iran have decided to permit power generation plants using renewable sources to sell electricity to licensed cryptocurrency miners. The move comes after the government asked mining companies to…
Continue ReadingElectricity shortages have been dogging Kazakhstan’s booming crypto mining industry this year. A media report reveals that some miners, including some of those that moved in amid China’s crackdown on…
Continue ReadingWhile detractors often cite Bitcoin’s energy consumption as a negative, this doesn’t automatically imply environmental impact. Bitcoin mining has long been singled out for its contribution to rising global carbon…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Iran have again told licensed miners to suspend their activities in the face of electricity shortages during the cold winter months. Following a period of similar restrictions this…
Continue ReadingThe federal government in Moscow has permitted regions to determine local electricity tariffs for the population, a measure that will affect crypto mining at homes. Subsidized household electricity in Russia…
Continue ReadingA common misconception, bitcoin is not a drain on the environment but an incentive for ever-increasing energy efficiency. Upon reading the opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle penned by…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency miners that are illegally connecting their equipment to the power grid should go to prison, says a Russian lawmaker who recently announced that his nationalist party is working on…
Continue ReadingOn Monday, December 13, following Friday’s U.S. consumer price index report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans are discussing the Federal Reserve. Thousands of tweets concerning the Federal…
Continue ReadingCompanies are turning to enterprise blockchain-based solutions to meet environmental sustainability goals as well as business demands. Bitcoin (BTC) is often used to criticize all blockchain-based projects. This is understandable…
Continue ReadingThe consumer price index (CPI) data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show prices in the United States climbed 6.8% in November compared to 12 months ago.…
Continue ReadingA group of Bitcoin experts come together to explore the energy revolution that is being ushered in by the Bitcoin standard. Watch This Episode on YouTube Listen To This Episode:…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency mining is among several energy-intensive industries hurt by a power deficit in Iceland. The country’s main utility is now rejecting requests to connect new coin minting facilities to the…
Continue ReadingWyoming is a potential hotspot for bitcoin mining, with the state’s abundance of natural resources and energy. Wyoming is on a mission to house 5% of the U.S. Bitcoin mining…
Continue ReadingAuthorities need to expand the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency miners, a member of the parliament in Kazakhstan has suggested. The additional rules should streamline their activities and help correct the…
Continue ReadingThe “digital fire” that is Bitcoin is an expression of fundamental natural phenomena in digital form. Bitcoin is poised to exponentially transform the world as we currently know it. It…
Continue ReadingHouston-based tech company Lancium enables Texas’ grid to dial power demand up and down through bitcoin mining. Lancium, a tech company focused on bitcoin mining, has raised $150 million to…
Continue ReadingThe government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals to that end, including a European ban on proof-of-work mining.…
Continue ReadingAs the bears lick their wounds and escape to the caves for the winter, Bitcoin sinks its teeth into a new animal; the duck curve of the energy grid. FIRST…
Continue ReadingSeveral major players say that nuclear energy might be the best choice for Bitcoin miners. Major players in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry have their sights set on nuclear energy…
Continue ReadingAccording to the country’s vice minister of energy, addressing the potential strain on Kazakhstan’s power grid from crypto miners “cannot be delayed any longer.” Now responsible for the second biggest…
Continue ReadingAlarmed by the rising energy needs of cryptocurrency mining, Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have recently proposed an EU-wide ban on proof-of-work coin minting. The Swedish officials believe this would…
Continue ReadingFacing an electricity deficit largely blamed on cryptocurrency miners, Kazakhstan is trying to avoid an energy crisis this winter. The president of the country has insisted on the need to…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s unique energy use incentives, ability to store stranded energy and more make it the future of our energy consumption as a planet. Here goes a full-length, easy-to-read article based…
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