2022-6-11 00:30 |
Governments and environmentalists are quick to criticize the amount of electricity Bitcoin mining uses, but investors’ growing interest in crypto is leading to positive steps in the energy sector. origin »
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Morgan Stanley believes more scrutiny will follow crypto energy usage. Energy costs are rising, and the investment bank believes crypto energy use restrictions are imminent. Institutional interest in crypto continues to rise.
2022-2-24 01:22 | |
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Increased investor interest means that sustainability has become an important consideration for crypto, the bank said.
2022-2-25 15:36 | |
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Regulated platform CME Group reported its third-quarter profit more than doubling thanks to the approval of the exchange-traded funds (ETF) tied to CME Bitcoin futures seeing immense traction and trading in the futures exchange operators’ energy and interest rate products surging.
2021-10-28 16:07 | |
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Key takeaways Elon Musk may be teasing interest in other cryptocurrencies apart from Dogecoin. His recent Twitter activities are fueling the speculations. Musk’s Bitcoin energy consumption concerns may put Ethereum and Cardano in his good books.
2021-9-19 20:14 | |
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Concerns about the impact of proof of work (POW) and bitcoin (BTC) mining on the environment are growing. As interest in cryptocurrencies expands, there is an increase in energy consumption. The post Bitcoin’s Real Price: Is Crypto Mining Consuming Our Planet? appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-4-9 00:00 | |
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China’s interest in blockchain and state-issued cryptocurrencies is hitting new highs each week. The country has already earmarked a blockchain zone, piloted its CBDC project, and put friendly energy regulations in place for miners.
2020-5-23 19:00 | |
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The new administration in Kiev, headed by the young president Volodymyr Zelensky, has brought renewed interest in cryptocurrencies. Fresh energy is now being injected into efforts to legalize decentralized digital money and regulate related economic activities.
2019-10-12 14:56 | |
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Despite its apparent omnipresence, the internet is only available to around half of the world’s population. Whatever estimate you choose, billions are without the basic internet access we take for granted in more developed countries.
2019-8-3 13:48 | |
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Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business.
2019-5-10 20:04 | |
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In a handful of oil fields in the Great White North, natural gas, an otherwise wasted drilling by-product, is being put to work. But it’s not being used to well more oil; it’s being used to mine bitcoin.
2019-5-8 20:07 | |
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In his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Washington, D. C. , May 1, 2019, CFTC chairman J. Cristopher Giancarlo asserted that the mounting interest in cryptocurrencies might bring new applications for clearinghouse registration.
2019-5-2 17:00 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power.
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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Blockchain tech gains interest from major U.S. energy firm Ameren
2019-3-30 12:16 | |
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AtomMiner AM01 is a new FPGA hardware miner that provides users with access to non-stop mining operation in an automatic mode. AtomMiner is designed in such a way that its infrastructure and one-click solution can enable anyone with interest in crypto to begin mining regardless of experience or knowledge in FPGA. Compared to other crypto […]
2019-3-27 06:03 | |
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Bitcoin looks ready to resume its earlier rally as it found bullish energy at an area of interest or former resistance turned support. With that, price could set its sights back on the upside targets.
2019-3-6 05:38 | |
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In January of 2019, student Conner Brown attended a guest lecture by a Professor Susan Athey at the University of Stanford Graduate School. She gave a presentation to his “Evolution of Finance” class titled “Blockchain and the Future of Finance.
2019-3-1 03:39 | |
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Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position.
2019-2-15 19:18 | |
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Some startups seem to have all the luck. They have the ability to easily integrate cutting-edge technology, or their products and services spark consumer interest. When the ‘million-dollar idea’ itself is enough to get potential customers excited, marketing and promotions come easy.
2018-12-4 00:36 | |
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A class-action lawsuit for over $5 million has been filed in northern California against Chinese mining giant Bitmain. The company is being accused of utilizing customers’ newly purchased machines to mine cryptocurrency at full power for its own benefit while customers were configuring their equipment.
2018-11-27 21:38 | |
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Every industry is slowly gravitating towards the benefits of blockchain technology, testing it out to see if it meets their needs. One of the latest endeavors involves big oil, which Reuters says is interested in utilizing blockchain technology in their own way.
2018-10-27 20:56 | |
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Iceland Mining Farm Presents Energy Use Problem The crypto space has traditionally been an opportunistic advancement for the common man. With enough interest and some technological knowledge, nearly anyone can grab onto the industry and try to make their fortune.
2018-10-24 00:02 | |
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Many of us are familiar with the term “DApp,” which stands for “decentralized application. ”Foundationally, a DApp is an application that runs using blockchain technology on a decentralized network of computers instead of on a central database.
2018-9-4 21:43 | |
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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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Big Four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) just released its 2018 Global Blockchain Survey, subtitled “Blockchain is here. What’s your next move?” The sweeping survey pools data from 600 technology executives from 15 territories, with 31 percent of represented companies accruing $1 billion or more in annual revenue.
2018-8-28 01:51 | |
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This month, we celebrate Ethereum’s third birthday and reflect upon the many milestones that have occured in the industry since the dawn of the original smart contract blockchain.
2018-8-15 21:53 | |
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The world of cryptocurrency is in a constant state of flux. As a result, the process of sorting through untold amounts of background information and data can be a laborious, time-consuming endeavor.
2018-7-30 16:47 | |
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Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining.
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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HKVAEX and VAEXC are different crypto platforms in Hong Kong and have nothing to do with each other, a HKVAEX representative said.
Swan co-founder Yan Pritzker said the firm is pro-privacy and doesn’t oppose customers’ use of such services, but to work, it has to follow FinCEN regulations.
SEBA Bank began its quest for Hong Kong expansion in late 2022, setting up an office in November, with the firm obtaining an in-principle approval to offer virtual asset trading services by August 2023.
Crypto adoption in the United Kingdom has been growing as the country adopts more regulations targeting crypto and stablecoins, the study shows.
Hong Kong regulators have only approved a handful of crypto exchanges to date that are permitted to offer crypto retail trading services.
India has advocated for a global crypto framework for years despite its own crypto ecosystem still lacking a clear regulatory framework and simpler taxation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s prolonged deliberation over a spot Bitcoin ETF is stoking expectations of a joint decision for all applications.