2019-8-23 00:00 |
Two raids of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant uncovered GPUs, hard drives, and cooling equipment used to mine cryptocurrencies. origin »
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Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the nation’s primary law enforcement authority, has arrested several individuals for illegally mining bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins at the state’s nuclear power plant (NPP), reports RT on August 22, 2019.
2019-8-23 21:00 | |
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The Security Service of Ukraine confiscated crypto mining equipment from a single office in the administrative wing of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant. The seized equipment included 16 GPU video cards, 7 hard drives, 2 solid-state drives, a motherboard, extension cords, and a router.
2019-8-23 19:49 | |
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People will do anything to get their hands on that sweet cryptocurrency including, perhaps one of the most audacious yet, using secret areas in a nuclear power plant to hide and power mining machines.
2019-8-22 11:42 | |
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SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) detectives have discovered a cryptocurrency mining operation at one of the nation’s nuclear power plants. The agency has reason to believe that it was officials at the facility that had installed the unauthorised hardware.
2019-8-22 23:00 | |
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Vectorium Islands are places where the collectivity can produce renewable energy and cryptocurrecy. Those Islands produce power energy value combining wind, solar and waste by a virtuous ecosystem regulated by blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
2019-6-18 01:23 | |
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Blockchain technology is finding new use cases around the world, and South Korea is taking advantage of its features in a new announcement by Energy Daily. According to the publication, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has decided to sign a contract involved two domestic power suppliers. In this contract, KEPCO outlines their plant to […]
2019-6-5 04:29 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Although China has shut down bitcoin trading platforms and deemed them illegal, its attitude toward bitcoin mining is still ambiguous.
2019-5-31 20:14 | |
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Blockchain Business Model In Kazakhstan The main goal of the Facite investment project is to develop the financial and economic environment in Kazakhstan using blockchain technology. The Facite Foundation built and operates a mining center in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan based on geographical conditions, government policies, and electricity schemes for the mining industry.
2019-5-16 06:03 | |
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On 19th and 20th June, around 1,000 experts, 20 exhibitors, 20 start-ups and more than 80 international top speakers will meet at the Kraftwerk Berlin power plant for the 3rd edition of “EventHorizon”, the world’s largest international Energy Blockchain conference.
2019-5-8 15:00 | |
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Aleksandr Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, met with the country’s IT community to discuss the growth of its native tech industry, according to the state-owned national news agency, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency.
2019-4-19 16:59 | |
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Green energy for bitcoins, ethereum, and other cryptomonetes mining. Dago Mining has one initial cost and zero cost on consumption. The cost of the energy component gives profitability to mining. We create our own green renewable energy power plant and we will not have any future energy cost increase.
2019-4-15 06:03 | |
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What's The Solution To Power Plant Security? Blockchain Technology To Address Cyberattacks Energy, as we all know, is the lifeblood for any household, business, and sovereign country, and there's no one more aware of this dynamic than the United States.
2019-4-11 20:52 | |
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U.S. continues support for scheme aimed at reducing the susceptibility of U.S. power plants to cyberattacks
2019-4-11 12:02 | |
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A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.
2019-4-11 11:00 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Many Chinese cryptominers have migrated to places with cheap electricity and favorable policies as a result of the escalated government crackdown on cryptocurrency and its production process.
2019-4-11 23:38 | |
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Blockchain is solidifying its place in the renewable energy industry as Kyocera has announced on February 25, 2019, that they will be partnering with LO3 to test a blockchain-powered virtual power plant (VPP).
2019-2-28 21:00 | |
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Blockchain firm Bitfury will develop a bitcoin mining center in Paraguay. The new mining operation is in partnership with Seoul-based research and development firm Commons Foundation.
2019-2-8 23:32 | |
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It’s clear at this point that the future of the automotive world revolves around bleeding edge technology that’s self-driving or, perhaps, even flying. But what if it’s none of those things? What if it’s a car that walks on four legs? Hyundai puzzled CES audiences the world over at this year’s event with a concept that focused on exactly this.
2019-1-16 04:38 | |
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Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining rigs in the world, has suspended all of its operations in Texas, where the company was supposed to build the largest mining operation in the country, Texas Public Radio reported on January 11, 2019.
2019-1-13 14:00 | |
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The South Korean government will be spending four billion Korean won (KRW) ($3. 500. 000) to create and deploy a “virtual power plant” based on blockchain technology reports local media outlet Yonhap News on December 10, 2018.
2018-12-12 00:00 | |
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Four Billion KRW Allotted To Create New Blockchain-Based Virtual Power Plant In South Korea In a new report by Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean government appear to be making changes within the city of Busan.
2018-12-10 22:48 | |
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The virtual power plant will be a network of interconnected power sources controlled by a central IT system.
2018-12-11 21:13 | |
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You don’t need to be an agriculture expert to see the writing on the wall. Current farming methods just aren’t working anymore for most farmers of the world. There are 2 billion smallholder farms managing fewer than five acres (PDF).
2018-10-9 20:10 | |
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Due to Grant County’s lower power cost that comes from the local hydroelectric plant, many cryptocurrency mining operations have flocked to Washington state. However, their luck is bound to change as the Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) recently announced a rate hike for electricity used by cryptocurrency mining farms by as much as threefold, the International Business Times reported...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%.
2018-9-7 15:00 | |
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Low energy prices from the local hydroelectric plant attracted many cryptocurrency miners to Grant County, Washington. But it seems like the gravy train may soon hit the buffers as authorities announced a series of price hikes.
2018-9-7 00:00 | |
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The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state.
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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As Bitcoin mining operations ramp up worldwide the electrical cost of mining is drawing the ire of municipalities and environmental groups alike. However, Soluna is looking to offset the carbon footprint of mining Bitcoin through its wind power plant in the Sahara Desert.
2018-8-27 13:00 | |
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Bonner and Butte, Montana are home to two of the largest bitcoin mining facilities in North America. They’re also subject to a major energy producer in the state, the Colstrip power plant, which is due to be shut down.
2018-8-27 11:45 | |
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A sleepy Texas town is set to reinvigorate the local economy thanks to a multimillion-dollar project to build a cryptocurrency mining and data center in place of a recently closed coal fire power plant.
2018-8-7 17:00 | |
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According to the Texas Standard, Rockdale, a town in central Texas, is looking to Bitcoin mining to ease an economic slump caused by the closure of the coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine earlier this year.
2018-7-27 17:25 | |
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According to the Texas Standard, Rockdale, a town in central Texas, is looking to Bitcoin mining to ease an economic slump caused by the closure of the coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine earlier this year.
2018-7-26 20:05 | |
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There are over 600 million Africans living without electricity despite an abundance of sunshine and hundreds of thousands of solar projects on the drawing board.
2018-7-17 17:41 | |
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Almost all the free capacities of the largest power plant of Transdniestria are involved in cryptocurrency mining, and the beneficiary is allegedly the largest industrial holding of the republic/
2018-7-3 18:15 | |
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Bitcoin mining farms have similar power needs, making Colorado Springs a great place to set up shop. Much of the town’s economy is based in the high-tech sector, with companies like Verizon and Hewlett-Packard setting up offices.
2018-6-23 09:30 | |
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As the effects of climate change make their mark across the globe, people are more wary of their carbon footprints and are gradually switching to renewable energy.
2018-6-13 22:17 | |
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Canada’s Quebec province has announced that it will be suspending all approvals for new digital currency-mining projects so officials can consider deeper restrictions and potential energy price hikes.
2018-6-11 03:08 | |
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Coinmint, a cloud mining service provider, has confirmed it will go ahead with its proposed plan to open a cryptocurrency mining plant in an abandoned smelter previously used by Alcoa, in Massena, New York.
2018-6-11 01:16 | |
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Marathon Digital (MARA) has disclosed its mined 93 million KAS worth $15 million. The Bitcoin miner says the operation is part of its diversification of its revenue streams. Marathon to deploy full 60 petahash of KAS power in Q3, 2024.
Choosing the best Bitcoin mining software starts with research. Mining BTC can still be profitable in 2018 but you'll need to have the right setup. The post The Best Bitcoin Mining Software appeared first on CoinCentral.
Bitfarms produced 411 bitcoins last month and sold 362. The Canadian miner is still lagging behind last year’s figures. Bitfarms stock is currently down 40% versus its recent high. Bitfarms Ltd says its mining output popped 7.
USBTC to host 8,500 miners belonging to Celsius at its Alpha Site. Hashrate of these machines is estimated to be 820 petahash (PH). Us Bitcoin Corp expects to be managing over 310,000 miners in total.
After the July 19 circular, it is illegal to engage in any cryptocurrency activities in Kuwait. Kuwait has joined Thailand, Indonesia, and Turkey to ban crypto activities. Violators are to face penalties as stipulated in Kuwait’s AML and terrorist financing laws.
Critics of bitcoin mining have raised concerns about the amount of energy it consumes and its associated carbon emissions. This has led some to label crypto mining as an environmental hazard, with North Carolina joining Texas in taking steps to regulate power usage.
The history of mining reflects the ongoing evolution of technology and human ingenuity in the pursuit of extracting valuable resources from the earth.