2021-7-5 13:10 |
The diversified location of Bitcoin mining facilities following China’s crackdown is great news for the rest of the world, iMining CEO Khurram Shroff says. origin »
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Specialization is necessary but Bitcoiners and miners need to learn to listen to each other, says Will Foxley, Director of Content at Compass Mining.
2022-3-24 19:25 | |
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Ideological arguments over proof-of-work and proof-of-stake miss the larger point: Mining means the production of objective truth, says futurist Dan Jeffries. This post is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.
2022-3-24 19:17 | |
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The Bitcoin Mining Council, a self-regulating group they aren’t ‘responsible” that assesses Bitcoin mining companies and mining activities, has revealed the result of its Q2 findings based on electricity consumption and sustainable power mix.
2021-7-2 19:00 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Council, a voluntary and open forum of Bitcoin miners, says the industry’s sustainable electricity mix had grown to about 56% during Q2 2021, making it one of the most sustainable industries globally.
2021-7-2 18:14 | |
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China is “not messing around,” says Foundry’s Kevin Zhang
2021-7-1 19:34 | |
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As countries embark on the job of restoring the ecosystem, one can’t help but ponder the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining. The topic has spurred much debate lately as interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin continue to expand throughout the world.
2021-6-29 18:00 | |
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Michael Saylor, CEO and founder of MicroStrategy has criticized China's ongoing action against Bitcoin (BTC), saying it will prove to be "a trillion-dollar mistake." The post China’s Mining Crackdown ‘a Trillion-Dollar Mistake’ Says Saylor appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-26 13:33 | |
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Jim Cramer has disclosed that he has sold “almost all” of his bitcoin holdings. According to Cramer, he said the reason he sold was due to issues surrounding the asset. He cited the recent China crackdowns on mining as one of the reasons he got out.
2021-6-25 20:00 | |
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Canaan Inc. , the crypto mining rig manufacturer based in Beijing, has announced the company plans to mine cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan. The company says that the firm’s next-generation Avalonminer mining rigs are already deployed in the world’s largest landlocked country.
2021-6-24 10:30 | |
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On May 4, crypto derivative exchange Bybit launched a new service - an Etereum cloud miner. The company says this new Ethereum cloud mining service could be your best shot to mine ETH with minimal investments and earn sizable profits.
2021-6-18 20:28 | |
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Chinese media sources state that Alibaba Cloud behemoth may stop providing services to crypto companies in China – that would hit Bitcoin miners but not exchanges
2021-6-18 14:50 | |
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North American Bitcoin mining giant Bitfarms’ BTC adoption is going beyond mining Bitcoin and securing the network to including mined “coins” as part of its corporate treasury. Meanwhile, the company says increasingly harsher restrictions in China are helping the company to earn even more precious Bitcoin.
2021-6-15 22:00 | |
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The latest country working on changing its rules and regulations around cryptocurrencies is Tunisia which plans to decriminalize owning Bitcoin and crypto. Tunisia’s minister of economy said over the weekend that he wants to change the law around cryptocurrencies which condemns people for mining cryptos and using them as payment.
2021-6-14 20:18 | |
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In Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s latest on Bitcoin, he said the company will resume bitcoin payments once the mining industry gets greener.
2021-6-14 17:57 | |
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The debate on Bitcoin’s mining energy consumption doesn’t seem to be ending any time soon. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts US senator has joined the conversation, saying that one of the easiest and least disruptive things “we can do” to fight the Climate Crisis is to crack down on “environmentally wasteful” decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. She says cryptocurrencies […]
2021-6-13 00:31 | |
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The Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) has published its mandate, and fears of a centralized takeover of Bitcoin appear unfounded. MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor described it as an open forum for miners.
2021-6-12 03:00 | |
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Pieter Hasekamp is calling for a complete ban on crypto — mining, trading, and holding because they are only good at privacy which is used by criminals, while government money works just fine with “hardly any currency devaluation.
2021-6-12 19:53 | |
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Microblogging platform Weibo has reportedly banned cryptocurrency accounts on its platform. The ban is coming as China is stepping up its crackdown on Bitcoin trading and mining in the country. There could be more actions expected, which will include linking cryptocurrency activities directly with China’s criminal law.
2021-6-8 14:28 | |
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New technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency mining, have helped Iran to increase budget receipts and withstand foreign sanctions, according to the country’s minister for economy and finance.
2021-6-7 09:30 | |
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The president of the second-largest bank in Russia, VTB Bank says the institution doesn’t like Bitcoin because it sees it as fake money. To Andrey Kostin, the fact that “someone sits somewhere mining Bitcoin” makes the crypto’s mining operations equal to fake money printing scams.
2021-6-5 22:02 | |
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It is those packaged as a “profitable” speculative object to attract investors to the crypto trading platforms that need supervision. Meanwhile, Canaan argues against the indiscriminate crackdown, saying crypto mining helps make better use of electricity.
2021-6-3 16:33 | |
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The sustainability of cryptocurrencies has been a major topic of discussion for the past two weeks, as many have pointed the environmental concerns of crypto mining. Tron Foundation founder Justin Sun has also lent his voice in the debate.
2021-5-29 10:58 | |
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Michael Saylor has provided more context on the Mining Council, and hopes to combat the anti-crypto narrative with greater Bitcoin mining transparency.
2021-5-27 09:00 | |
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Elon Musk and Michael Saylor's plan for a greener bitcoin is light on details so far. Here are some possible approaches, says our columnist.
2021-7-3 21:52 | |
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2021-5-26 16:10 | |
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Jiang Zhuoer, the operator of major Chinese mining pool Lebit Mining, argued that the latest crackdown on crypto in the country would likely lead to miners relocating their activity to Europe and the United States, as pointed out by journalist Colin Wu.
2021-5-23 22:00 | |
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The New York miner says, "We're seeing a lot of hashrate start to come to the U.S." and many states have friendlier regulations these days.
2021-7-3 13:58 | |
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Elon Musk has released a statement saying Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles. The firm said the decision was based on the increasing use of coal in Bitcoin mining.
2021-5-13 15:00 | |
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Progressives are becoming increasingly critical of Bitcoin mining
2021-5-8 20:21 | |
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A new bill has been introduced in the New York State Senate that proposes to halt Bitcoin (BTC) mining for three years while researchers will be assessing its impact on the environment. The post Miami mayor says New York’s plan to halt Bitcoin mining is a step in “wrong direction” appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-5-5 13:00 | |
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During the Second 421 Wet Season Festival and Mining Ecology Conference the Chairman of the Bitdeer Group and cofounder of Bitmain, Jihan Wu spoke about institutions flocking to cryptocurrency mining.
2021-5-2 19:00 | |
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Another U. S. city, besides Miami, is looking to become a bitcoin hub. The mayor of the city of Jackson TN says that his city is exploring payroll conversions in crypto in addition to bitcoin mining to add the cryptocurrency to its balance sheet.
2021-4-23 03:30 | |
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Bitcoin mining farms and renewable energy facilities can greatly help each other to create an “abundant, clean energy future,” according to a joint research report published by payments company Square and asset manager Ark Invest yesterday.
2021-4-23 22:00 | |
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The Canadian publicly traded bitcoin mining company Bitfarms has announced a deal that will see the company developing a 210 megawatt (MW) mining farm in Argentina. Bitfarms says that the company was able to secure a low electricity rate at $0.
2021-4-21 03:30 | |
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"If the U.S. stopped all the U.S. miners, Kazakstan stopped all the miners there — that kind of shuts down 80% to 90% of the hash rate pretty quickly," said Curtis Spencer.
2021-4-21 22:10 | |
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The owner of one of the world’s biggest mining pools says Ethereum (ETH) could reach the $5,000 to $6,000 range this bull run, as per Chinese news outlet Wu Blockchain. The post One of the biggest Bitcoin miners says Ethereum will soon cross $5,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-4-20 04:00 | |
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The Texas-based Blockcap Incorporated revealed the blockchain and mining firm has mined approximately 544 bitcoins during the first quarter of 2021. Blockcap says the $33 million worth of bitcoin stems from the firm’s fleet of 12,176 mining rigs.
2021-4-17 18:30 | |
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"At some point Bitcoin mining will look like a utility, and it’s going to be a part of critical infrastructure for countries," said the Foundry Digital CEO.
2021-4-14 19:40 | |
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The California chipmaker says quarter one financials for fiscal year 2022 are on track to surpass initial estimates, with demand for crypto mining graphics cards on the rise.
2021-4-14 18:15 | |
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A recent study by Nature Communications brought to light how China’s Bitcoin mining threatened the global climate change targets and sabotaged the mining hub's plans of achieving carbon neutrality.
2021-4-12 16:00 | |
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The U.S. should address the environmental problems of Bitcoin mining by providing its clean energy to set up mining hubs, Mayor Francis Suarez said.
2021-3-29 12:42 | |
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A Shenzhen-listed information and communications technology (ICT) company ZJBC has plans to invest in the bitcoin mining sector according to a recent announcement. ZJBC says that it aims to spend up to $155 million on Microbt manufactured ASIC mining rigs.
2021-3-20 17:00 | |
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After Elizabeth Warren, the U. S. Senator for Massachusetts called bitcoin a speculative asset, Ro Khanna, the U. S. House Representative for California has spoken in favor of the crypto asset.
2021-3-8 21:00 | |
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The Belarus government is exploring the prospects of tapping into the crypto mining industry to utilize its excess energy supply. Crypto Mining on The Agenda Belarus Energy minister Vikto Karankevich confirmed this development during a meeting with other energy stakeholders in the country.
2021-2-27 02:00 | |
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Since making a similar remark on his electric car company, the price of TSLA shares has surged 400%. Tesla CEO is also busy mining his favorite cryptocurrency Dogecoin as a “fun family project.” The post BTC Breaks Yet Another Level, k, as Elon Musk says, Bitcoin and Ethereum ‘Seem High’ first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-2-21 16:23 | |
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Sandeep Biswas, chief executive officer of Newcrest Mining, one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has said that the sharp increase in bitcoin prices should compel crypto investors to hold gold as a safe-haven asset.
2021-2-14 12:05 | |
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The age-old safe haven asset is tangible, and crypto holders should consider having some gold, said Newcrest Mining Ltd. CEO Sandeep Biswas. The post Stable Gold May Act As A Hedge Against Crypto Volatility Says Top Gold Miner first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-2-13 22:24 | |
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Gold should help crypto investors hedge against the risks of highly unstable prices of cryptos like Bitcoin, the CEO of Newcrest Mining said.
2021-2-12 13:24 | |
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Hackers have been mining crypto on government servers in Russia, including defense contractors and medical centers, expert says.
2021-2-6 21:21 | |
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There are still a handful of Bitcoin nodes hanging on in China, and OTC trading remains viable, but it may not be for long.
Cambridge research shows that China’s Bitcoin mining power fell by 40% before the crackdown, while the United States’ hash power quadrupled.
Financial institutions, crypto miners and now, software companies — where will regulators in China move to strike next?
Chinese police are stepping up efforts in cracking down on illegal economic activities, which now leads to crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders being detained to assist investigations.