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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Feb 9, 2023 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
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Hive Earned Equivalent of 184 BTC From Curtailing Its Power Use in December
The miner has also installed the first Buzzminers, computers it designed using Intel's new bitcoin mining chip.
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Jan 9, 2023 at 10:57 a.m. UTC
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Iranian Courts Order Return of Thousands of Seized Crypto Mining Machines: Reports
The country has been cracking down on mining to deal with power shortages.
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Jan 4, 2023 at 9:48 a.m. UTC
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Heatbit Is the First Space Heater That Mines Bitcoin, Founder Says
The newfangled device looks like a high-end space heater but uses integrated circuitry to process bitcoin transactions.
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Jan 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Miners Powered Off as Winter Storm Battered North America
Computing power on the Bitcoin network dropped about 40% over the weekend.
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Dec 26, 2022 at 10:54 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Miners’ High Hopes for Latin America Dented by Paraguay
The industry’s potential in the region was touted at a conference in Cancun, Mexico, last month, but a crypto mining-friendly bill in Paraguay was shot down last week.
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Dec 14, 2022 at 1:52 p.m. UTC
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Paraguay Votes Down Crypto Regulatory Bill in a Blow to Crypto Mining Industry
The bill would have capped how much the grid operator can charge bitcoin miners for electricity.
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Dec 6, 2022 at 1:41 p.m. UTC
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Kentucky Investigating 2 Proposed Contracts That Would Give Discounted Electricity to Crypto Miners
Kentucky’s Public Service Commission is concerned the rates could result in higher electric bills for state residents.
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Dec 5, 2022 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
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EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining, Commission Says
The European Union's executive arm also wants blockchains to show energy-efficiency labels and to end crypto tax breaks.
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Oct 18, 2022 at 1:33 p.m. UTC
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Paraguay’s Electricity Authority Requests Higher Rates for Crypto Miners, Partial Veto of Mining Legislation
The legislature last month approved a bill regulating crypto mining and trading in the country.
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Aug 4, 2022 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
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