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Bitcoiners Scoff at Chris Larsen's $5M Campaign to Force a BTC Code Change

The Ripple executive and allies at Greenpeace assume that all it takes for a fundamental change to bitcoin's code is getting 50 firms and core developers on board.

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

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Bitcoiners zombam da campanha de US$ 5 milhões de Chris Larsen para forçar uma mudança no código BTC

O executivo da Ripple e aliados do Greenpeace presumem que tudo o que é necessário para uma mudança fundamental no código do bitcoin é conseguir a adesão de 50 empresas e desenvolvedores Core .

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

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Les Bitcoiners se moquent de la campagne de 5 millions de dollars de Chris Larsen pour forcer un changement de code BTC

Le dirigeant de Ripple et ses alliés de Greenpeace supposent que tout ce qu'il faut pour un changement fondamental du code du Bitcoin, c'est l'adhésion de 50 entreprises et développeurs Core .

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

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DA Davidson Cuts Miner Stronghold’s Target by 40% Ahead of Earnings

The stock is still “super cheap” compared to other mining peers, analyst says.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left). 
(Stronghold Digital Mining)

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Bitfarms Reports Q4 Revenue Growth of 33% to $60M, Along With Margin Expansion

The miner booked full-year revenue of $169 million, up 383% versus 2021.

(Aoyon Ashraf)

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Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Gets $71M Equipment Financing From NYDIG

The financing is backed by 19,800 Bitmain S19j Pro miners that have hashrate of about 1.98 exahash per second.

Bitcoin mining ASICs submerged in immersion cooling liquid at a facility in South Spain. (Eliza Gkritsi)

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Is Miner Concentration Once Again Jeopardizing Bitcoin? Not Exactly

The high percentage of hashrate now located in North America may look like China 2.0, but the reality is more complicated.

The bitcoin mining industry is concentrating in the U.S. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

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How Northern Italian Hydropower Producers Became Bitcoin Miners

In the pursuit of economic sustainability, northern Italian hydropower producers are turning to bitcoin mining.

The Valstagna hydropower plant located in the Veneto region of Italy houses 300 ASIC miners set up by Alps Blockchain. (Sandali Handagama)

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ExxonMobil Running Pilot Project to Supply Flared Gas for Bitcoin Mining: Report

The oil giant is looking to make use of natural gas that would otherwise be wasted at sites around the world, according to Bloomberg.

A logo sits illuminated outside the Exxon Mobil Corp. corporate pavilion during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 16, 2014. Work between Texas-based Exxon, the world's largest oil company by market value, and state-run Rosneft on Sakhalin Island in Russias Far East provides a template for further exploration, especially in the Arctic's Kara Sea, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson said at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow today. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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7 Wild Bitcoin Mining Rigs

Here are some of the innovative and sometimes hilarious functions bitcoin miners have found for their rigs.

MintGreen heating whisky using bitcoin mining rigs (MintGreen)