Kazakhstan Makes $1.5 Million From Crypto Mining Sector in Q1 – Mining Bitcoin News
The government of Kazakhstan has collected $1.5 million from crypto miners in the first quarter of this year, official data...
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Crypto Miners Account for Over 2% of Electricity Consumption in Russia, Estimate Suggests – Mining Bitcoin News
The share of crypto miners in Russia’s power consumption structure already exceeds 2%, according to a new government estimate. On...
ESG Study Shows Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Eliminate 0.15% of Global Warming by 2045, Claims No Other Technology Can Do Better – Mining Bitcoin News
In recent times, the impact of bitcoin mining on the environment has been a topical discussion as climate change activists...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 4.33%, Biggest Reduction in 10 Months – Mining Bitcoin News
Jamie Redman Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman...
No Tax Amnesty for Russian Crypto Miners as Lawmakers Withdraw Proposal – Mining Bitcoin News
A new draft law has replaced an earlier bill introducing a one-year tax and customs amnesty for cryptocurrency miners in...
Bitcoin Miners Expected to Catch a Break in 2 Days, Mining Difficulty Estimated to Drop Close to 4% – Mining Bitcoin News
While Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained above the 200 exahash per second (EH/s) mark, over the last two weeks the network’s...
Crypto Mining Farm Uncovered in Russia’s Oldest Prison – Mining Bitcoin News
Russian law enforcement officials are investigating a crypto mining operation at Butyrka, Russia’s oldest prison. A deputy warden has been...
Despite Criminalizing Mining, Abkhazia Uncovers Another Crypto Farm – Mining Bitcoin News
Even after introducing fines and criminal liability for cryptocurrency mining, Abkhazia continues to find underground facilities for digital currency extraction....
Despite the Low Price, Bitcoin’s Hashrate Remains Elevated as Difficulty Taps an All-Time High – Mining Bitcoin News
Amid the Terra blockchain meltdown, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been well above the 200 exahash per second range, at 212 EH/s...
Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News
New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still...
Authorities Seize Over 1,500 Crypto Mining Rigs in Dagestan Crackdown – Mining Bitcoin News
Law enforcement and other authorities in Dagestan have closed down two illegal crypto farms, confiscating more than 1,500 mining machines....
Ethereum Hashrate Taps an All-Time High Amid This Week’s Crypto Market Meltdown – Mining Bitcoin News
Amid the crazy week in the world of cryptocurrencies and the Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty reaching a lifetime high at...
Number of Busted Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in Iran Nears 7,000 – Mining Bitcoin News
Authorities in Iran have shut down close to 7,000 unauthorized facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past two years, local...
Proposed Crypto Mining Ban in Norway Fails to Gain Support in Parliament – Mining Bitcoin News
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers....
Russian Crypto Mining Giant Bitriver Considers Challenging US Sanctions – Mining Bitcoin News
Russia’s Bitriver, one of the largest operators of crypto mining data centers, may take legal action against the U.S. over...
Nicehash Software ‘Fully Unlocks’ Nvidia’s Hashrate Reducing Technology – Mining Bitcoin News
On Saturday, the cryptocurrency mining platform Nicehash revealed the company has “fully Nvidia’s ” graphic processing units (GPUs). Nicehash says...
Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Agency Proposes Higher Electricity Rates for Home Crypto Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
The anti-monopoly service of Russia has suggested that Russians minting digital currencies at their homes should pay more for the...
Kazakhstan Amends Registration Rules for Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
The government of Kazakhstan has revised the registration requirements for persons and companies involved in crypto mining. The updated regulations...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Taps an All-Time High, Next-Gen Machine Deployment Could Push it Much Higher – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin’s hashrate has once again reached an all-time high (ATH) this year, as the network’s processing power reached 275.01 exahash...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Secures $35 Million in Financing from Trinity Capital – Mining Bitcoin News
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining and energy technology firm Cleanspark announced that it has secured $35 million in non-dilutive financing...
Riot Blockchain Is Constructing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Navarro County, Texas – Mining Bitcoin News
The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin...
Fort Worth Is Mining Bitcoin in City Hall, Mayor Wants to Transform Region Into a Tech-Friendly City – Mining Bitcoin News
On Tuesday, Fort Worth mayor Mattie Parker and Fort Worth revealed that the city is now the first U.S. city...
