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Bitcoin Ordinals Controversy Brews; Montana's Governor Signs New Crypto Mining Bill Into Law

Independent freelance software developer Super Testnet tweeted on Friday, "I did not break ordinals, just crashed the ordinal explorer used by unisat and ordinalswallet (that explorer is now fixed) and uncovered a bug in another that lets you misnumber inscriptions." Separately, Montana's governor has signed a bill into law that effectively preserves the rights of crypto miners in the state.

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Montana Senate Passes Bill Protecting Crypto Miners

The legislation will likely upend a Missoula county zoning law that was one of the first in the U.S. to target the mining industry.

A Cipher mining bitcoin farm. (Cipher Mining)

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital’s Montana Operations Go Offline After Storm

The miner had about 30,000 miners in the facility, representing over 75% of the company’s active fleet.

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Marathon Digital to Move Mining Rigs From Coal-Powered Montana Site

The company wants its bitcoin mining operations to be 100% carbon neutral by the end of the year.

Marathon Digital to Buy $121M of Mining Machines

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US County Extends Rule Making Bitcoin Mining Firms Invest in Renewable Energy

The newly extended rule that crypto mining farms must offset energy consumption with renewables might also be made permanent.

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Montana Passes Bill to Exempt Utility Tokens From Securities Laws

"Big Sky Country" has gone crypto friendly, with new legislation exempting utility tokens from securities laws.

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A Bitcoin Mining Moratorium Was Just Avoided in Montana

Officials in Missoula County, Montana, will investigate regulations around bitcoin mining despite local demands for a moratorium.

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Montana County Delays Decision on Bitcoin Mining Suspension

A county in the U.S. state of Montana has postponed a decision on whether it should temporarily ban new bitcoin mining projects.

The average home in the U.S. uses 10,837 kWh per year.

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Montana Boosts Local Bitcoin Miner With $416k Grant

In a US first, Montana's state government is providing public funds to support a local bitcoin mining firm as part of an effort to fuel job creation.

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