Mining


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El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy

“The Hash” team reacts to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, revealing the country has officially mined the first bitcoin using volcanic energy. With almost 22% of the country’s energy supply coming from geothermal sources, could El Salvador provide an answer to the hunt for a reliable, clean energy source to power bitcoin mining?

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Finanzas

La producción de Bitcoin de Bitfarms aumenta gracias a nuevos equipos de minería.

La compañía extrajo 1.050 bitcoins en el tercer trimestre, un 38% más que en el segundo trimestre.

Technicians monitor cryptocurrency mining rigs at a Bitfarms facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Bitcoin has rallied more than 30 percent in July, shrugging off security and regulatory concerns that have plagued the virtual currency for much of this year. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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China’s Energy Crunch Cutting Manufacturing Capacity, Potentially Related to Crypto Ban

Chinese factories are struggling with an energy crisis brewing in the country. Some speculate this could provide a clue to China’s crackdowns on crypto mining operations this summer. “The Hash” team discusses the latest blow to the state of the world’s second-biggest economy and its possible role in the central government’s crypto ban.

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DeFi Benefits From China Ban, Gamevil Increases Coinone Stake

China crypto ban to benefit DeFi space. Gamevil becomes the second-largest shareholder of Korea’s Coinone. Illicit mining operation discovered at Tehran Stock Exchange. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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SEC Chair Gensler Reiterates Support for Futures-Based Bitcoin ETFs

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler reiterated his support Wednesday for a narrow class of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would invest in futures contracts instead of the crypto itself. CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses the outlook for the U.S. ETF landscape, suggesting the likelihood of a spot ETF getting approved compared to a bitcoin futures ETF. Plus, his views on El Salvador using volcanic energy for bitcoin mining.

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CleanSpark CEO on Impact of China’s Crypto Ban on Mining, Global Markets

Following China’s move to make crypto mining explicitly illegal within its borders, Alibaba will stop selling mining equipment on its platforms, and Bitmain will halt all machine sales to mainland Chinese miners.

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Regulación

Senadores estadounidenses proponen monitorear la minería de Cripto extranjera

Estados Unidos “debe tener un mejor control” sobre cómo se utilizan las criptomonedas en todo el mundo, afirmó el senador Hassan.

U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R) and Maggie Hassan (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool BeePool to Shut Down Following Crypto Ban

"The Hash" team discusses the latest blow to the mining community, suggesting the outlook for global mining operations. China-based BeePool, the world's fourth-largest Ethereum mining pool by processing power, or hashrate, which halted registrations for new users and new subsidiary accounts for existing users, will suspend all services to miners beginning Oct. 15 at 15:59 UTC (11:59 a.m. ET). This follows SparkPool, another top Chinese Ethereum mining pool, suspending operations.

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Finanzas

Alibaba dejará de vender máquinas de minería de Cripto

La compañía dijo que estaba siguiendo las pautas del PBoC del viernes, pero también tomando nota de la inestabilidad de la regulación Cripto global.

People's Bank of China (Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

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China Fallout Hits Mining, Korea Digital Custody Competition Heats Up

Alibaba bans sale of crypto mining equipment. Mining rigs seized in Inner Mongolia. Korea’s NH Nonghyup bank jumps into digital custody. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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