Energy


Policy

U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Force Crypto Miners to Disclose Emissions

The bill also requires the EPA to study the effect crypto mining has on the environment.

Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is cosponsoring a bill to mandate that crypto miners disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for We The 45 Million)

Policy

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)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Surface for Air as Sliding Natural Gas Price Provides Cost Relief

Energy producers finally have incentives to work with bitcoin miners.

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Finance

CEO of Canadian Utility That Proposed Banning New Power to Crypto Miners Exits

Hydro-Québec CEO Sophie Brochu will officially step down in April after three years leading the company.

(Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finance

Europe’s Last Bitcoin Mining Refuge Is No Longer Viable

Miners moved to northern Norway and Sweden to avoid high energy costs. Now, power prices are surging there, too.

Retired Bitmain ASICs at Kryptovault's facility in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

British Columbia Imposes 18-Month Moratorium on New Crypto Mining Operations

This is the third Canadian province to limit the industry's growth as it looks to preserve capacity for communities.

Vancouver, British Columbia (Alejandro Luengo/Unsplash, edited by CoinDesk)

Policy

ECB Official Says Energy-Intensive Crypto Should Be Banned

Fabio Panetta also said that investors have been caught in a "bubble."

Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

Funcionário do BCE afirma que Cripto com uso intensivo de energia deveria ser banida

Fabio Panetta também disse que os investidores foram apanhados numa “bolha”.

Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

Un responsable de la BCE déclare que la Crypto à forte intensité énergétique devrait être interdite

Fabio Panetta a également déclaré que les investisseurs étaient pris dans une « bulle ».

Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

Представитель ЕЦБ заявил, что энергоемкую Крипта следует запретить

Фабио Панетта также заявил, что инвесторы попали в «пузырь».

Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)