The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Information Administration (EIA) have scrapped their emergency survey of Bitcoin mining’s power usage following a lawsuit from industry groups, Reuters and other news outlets reported.
As both artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency gain traction in several aspects of our lives, their escalating energy demands have become a critical issue. Like all technologies that improve our quality of life at the cost of using resources, generative AI and cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin (BTC) in particular—have already produced tremendous value while consuming tremendous amounts of energy.
A Singapore-based fund manager will purchase Mawson Infrastructure Group's Texas subsidiary and said it will participate in the state energy grid’s load response program.