Mining


Finance

Bitfury Launches 28MW Canadian Mining Facility

Located in Sarnia, Ontario, the project can be expanded to as much as 200 megawatts.

Credit: Shutterstock

Juridique

Kazakh Authorities Bust 202MW of Illegal Crypto Mines

The Central Asian country has struggled to meet electricity demand, particularly after miners flocked there from China.

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Technologies

Intel Reveals First-Gen Mining Chip, Second Gen Still Under Wraps

The first generation of Intel's chip isn't a match to Bitmain and MicroBT's latest machines.

An old Intel motherboard (Unsplash)

Juridique

State Lawmakers in Illinois, Georgia Propose Tax Incentives for Bitcoin Miners

Lawmakers in Illinois and Georgia are hoping to give tax breaks to crypto mining companies

Georgia and Illinois are the latest states to consider tax incentives for crypto miners in the U.S. (jnn1776/Flickr)

Marchés

Helium Network Passing Half-Million Hotspots Could Fire Up HNT Price

The crypto-powered distributed network of long-range wireless hotspots has amassed over half a million miners across the world in just two years. But what's next for the HNT token?

(Sagar Patil/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto-Mining Host BitRiver Rus Had Net Zero Carbon Footprint in H2 2021

The carbon emissions of crypto mining are central to regulatory debates globally.

Hydroelectric power station in Bratsk, Russia. (BitRiver)

Finance

ConocoPhillips Selling Excess Gas to a Bitcoin Miner in North Dakota

The oil major is aiming to reach zero routine flaring by 2025.

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Finance

Merkle Standard in Venture With Bitmain to Develop Data Centers

The bitcoin miner said the centers will be able to house over 150,000 mining machines.

Bitmain mining machines (Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining-Rig Maker Ebang Registers Crypto Exchange in Australia

Ebang started the registration process back in 2020.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)