Bitcoin Mining
White House Releases Report on Crypto Mining, Drawing Praise From Advocates and Critics
The Biden administration’s new findings on bitcoin (BTC) mining’s environmental impact united industry advocates and critics; Both sides declared their views had support from the highest levels of the U.S. government. “The Hash” panel discusses what this means for the future of the mining industry and whether the optimism stays.
Fed’s Waller Sees Another ‘Significant’ Rate Hike This Month; SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can’t Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he expects a big interest rate increase later this month. Gurbir Grewal, director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said his agency can’t look the other way as the crypto industry violates securities laws.
DC AG Suing MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor for Alleged Tax Fraud; Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Increases
The District of Columbia is suing MicroStrategy (MSTR) founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor for allegedly never paying any income taxes in the district in the more than 10 years he has lived there, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced in a tweet on Wednesday. Plus, the difficulty of mining a bitcoin (BTC) block increased by 9.26%.
What the New Era of Bitcoin Mining in Texas Could Look Like
The state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, is slowing issuance of new permits for miners to connect to the grid. Texas Blockchain Council Director of Bitcoin Analytics Steve Kinard discusses how this is impacting the sector as the difficulty of mining bitcoin increases.
Los analistas del lado de la venta recortan los objetivos para la minera de Bitcoin Argo Blockchain
A principios de esta semana, Argo redujo su perspectiva de tasa de hash para fin de año de 5 EH/s a 3,2 EH/s.
Riot Blockchain Earned $9.5M for Not Mining During Texas Heatwave
Bitcoin mining firm Riot Blockchain mined 318 bitcoins in July, 28% fewer than last July, as it shut some operations to accommodate the high energy demand during the heatwave in Texas. The miner gained $9.5 million in power credits and other benefits from the curtailment. Riot Blockchain Vice President of Capital Markets discusses the state of the mining industry and potential impact of the upcoming ETH merge on the sector.
How Power Grids Work for Bitcoin Miners in Texas
Gregg Dixon, co-founder, and CEO of energy software platform Voltus discusses the state of crypto mining and how it is impacting power grids in Texas, breaking down the data on the energy consumption of a bitcoin miner.
CleanSpark eleva su previsión de hashrate para fin de año y establece perspectivas para 2023
La minera sufrió una pérdida de 29,3 millones de dólares en el trimestre fiscal, impulsada en parte por la decisión previamente revelada de vender sus activos energéticos.
Cipher Mining reduce el costo por terahash de las plataformas de minería de Cripto a pesar de que aumentan las pérdidas trimestrales
El minero espera tener 6,9 exahashes por segundo de potencia informática implementada a principios de 2023.
Bit Digital Exec on Canada Expansion, State of Crypto Mining
Sam Tabar, chief strategy officer at New York-based digital asset mining company Bit Digital, shares insights into expanding operations to Canada. Plus, his take on the potential repercussions of New York's two-year bitcoin mining moratorium bill, Sen. Warren (D-Mass.) targeting miners for their energy consumption, and the state of the mining industry at large.