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Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless 'Emergency' Order
In another example of crypto using the courts to fight back against unwarranted regulatory interference, blockchain advocates stopped a U.S. statistics agency from issuing an...
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ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
U.S. Department of Energy Will Start Comment Period on Miner Survey Proposal
The comment period comes as the result of an agreement after crypto industry participants sued the DOE.
ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Texas Blockchain Council, Riot Platforms Sue Dept. of Energy, OMB Over 'Emergency' Survey
If the court does not intervene, the companies will be "immediately and irreparably harmed," the filing said.
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The non-profit Digital Energy Council asks that the EIA also consider the positive impacts of crypto mining on U.S. energy infrastructure, in a response to the agency's open request for comment. (Matthew Henry/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Is the DOE Crypto Mining Data Request an Opportunity for Energy Innovation or for Political Opportunists?
The survey offers little insight into how the data will be used and can easily become fodder for an anti-cryptocurrency narrative, Digital Energy Council founder Tom Mapes wri...
The non-profit Digital Energy Council asks that the EIA also consider the positive impacts of crypto mining on U.S. energy infrastructure, in a response to the agency's open request for comment. (Matthew Henry/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining and the Politicization of a Once Reputable Federal Agency
The Department of Energy's statistics wing is feigning an "emergency" to attack legitimate U.S. businesses and score political points, Texas Blockchain Council President Lee B...
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Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining
A Department of Energy survey to collect data about crypto's energy consumption could be used to justify the stance that blockchain poses a “public harm.”
Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Democratic Lawmakers Look to Compel Crypto Miners to Disclose Energy and Emissions Data
In a letter to the EPA and Department of Energy, the Senate and House members seemed impatient for more data from miners.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking
Their neural network works faster and more reliably than non-AI systems, researchers said.
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Congress
Congressional Research Service Finds Potential Blockchain Uses for Energy Sector
Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process.
Congress

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US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks
A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.
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