Crypto-Mining

Bitcoin Miners Power Down As Winter Storm Sweeps North America
Bitcoin Miners Power Down As Winter Storm Sweeps North America
Crypto miners across the U.S. powered down over the weekend as a powerful storm swept across North America, with computing power on the Bitcoin network dropping about 40%. "Th...
Bitcoin Miners Power Down As Winter Storm Sweeps North America

The Hashrate Omen: Bitcoin Miners Are Using Less Computing Power
The Hashrate Omen: Bitcoin Miners Are Using Less Computing Power
Data from Glassnode and Blockware reveal that miners’ 30-day “hashrate” average, a measure of computing power to process cryptocurrency transactions, has fallen below the 60-d...
The Hashrate Omen: Bitcoin Miners Are Using Less Computing Power

New York's Governor Signs 2-Year Ban on New Proof-of-Work Mining
New York's Governor Signs 2-Year Ban on New Proof-of-Work Mining
New York's Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Tuesday a two-year moratorium on new permits for proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest...
New York's Governor Signs 2-Year Ban on New Proof-of-Work Mining

EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining: Commission
EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining: Commission
The European Commission said Tuesday that members of the EU should be ready to block crypto mining, while the region prepares for an uncertain winter. "The Hash" panel discuss...
EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining: Commission

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Bitcoin Association Asks Exchanges to Block 'Empty Block' Bitcoin SV Miner
The association supports the development of BSV, a fork of a fork of Bitcoin.
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Almaty, Kazakhstan (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)
Kazakhstan Legislature Pushes New Crypto Rules Forward: Report
The lower house of the country's parliament has passed five bills relating to digital assets as the government seeks to tighten its grip on crypto activity, particularly crypt...
Almaty, Kazakhstan (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

White House Report Calls for Crypto Mining Standard to Reduce Energy Usage
White House Report Calls for Crypto Mining Standard to Reduce Energy Usage
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for the U.S. to conduct further research on the energy impact of crypto mining in order to set standards for the...
White House Report Calls for Crypto Mining Standard to Reduce Energy Usage

White House Calls for Crypto Mining Standards; ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points
White House Calls for Crypto Mining Standards; ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for further research on the energy impact of crypto mining to set standards for the industry. The European Centr...
White House Calls for Crypto Mining Standards; ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (BagoGames/Flickr)
Chipmaker Nvidia’s Crypto Mining Chip Revenue Continues to Fall
Sales of Nvidia’s cryptocurrency mining processor were deemed “nominal” for the second straight quarter.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (BagoGames/Flickr)

Stronghold Digital CEO on Debt Restructuring, Bitcoin Mining Outlook
Stronghold Digital CEO on Debt Restructuring, Bitcoin Mining Outlook
Stronghold Digital Mining is restructuring its financing agreements to eliminate more than half its total debt and associated interest and principal payments. Co-Chairman and...
Stronghold Digital CEO on Debt Restructuring, Bitcoin Mining Outlook