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Policy

Foundry Digital Joins Crypto Lobbying Group Blockchain Association

The digital asset mining and staking company joins as policymakers consider regulations for the crypto industry.

K street is the traditional home of political lobbyists in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Finance

'The People's Network' Is Growing Fast, but Would-Be Miners Are Getting Left Behind

A new lawsuit filed against a California-based distributor of Helium crypto mining rigs offers a glimpse into the supply chain and customer service nightmare plaguing the rapidly expanding protocol.

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Finance

Crypto Miner Hut 8 Teams Up With Enthusiast Gaming for Multi-Year Partnership

The deal will enable Hut 8 to reach Enthusiast Gaming’s 300 million-strong audience and provide data center hosting.

Gaming (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Mawson Signs 100MW Hosting and Debt Deal With Celsius Mining

Mawson will also receive a $20 million loan from Celsius in exchange for 3.85 million warrants in Mawson.

Bitcoin miners are attractive partners to build AI data centers: Bernstein. (Shutterstock)

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The Debate on Whether or Not China’s Crypto Mining Ban Is Worsening Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact

A new study published in Joule claims that bitcoin’s environmental impact has worsened since China’s 2021 ban on cryptocurrency mining because miners moved their operations to countries with less renewable energy. “The Hash” dissects this report, comparing its findings with statistics from the Bitcoin Mining Council while also considering the human rights value of uncensorable money as seen in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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Technology

Intel's Second-Gen Miner's Efficiency Second Only to That of Bitmain's S19 XP: Griid

The new miners boast power efficiency of 26 J/TH, better than most Bitmain and MicroBT models, according to miner and client Griid Infrastructure.

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Finance

Ethereum Mining Pool Flexpool Halts All Services to Russia in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

The pool is possibly the first of its kind to cut services to Russian users.

Map of Ukraine. (Openverse, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Can Generate Significant Tax Revenue

As part of CoinDesk’s Tax Week coverage, Research Analyst George Kaloudis shares insights on how the IRS can collect tax revenue from crypto miners.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Has More Than 100% Upside: BTIG

Core came public last month via a SPAC merger, but has struggled alongside declines in the price of bitcoin.

Core Scientific's mining facility in Calvert City, Ky. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

China's Zhejiang Province Implements Punitive Electricity Prices for Crypto Mining

Authorities are still working to eliminate the industry months after it was banned.

The skyline of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, a province in eastern China. (Image credit: 戸山 神奈/Unsplash)