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Moving through HIVE Blockchain's ethereum mining facility in Boden, Sweden, feels like teleporting between the Arctic and a tropical beach every few feet. (Sandali Handagama/Coindesk)
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.
Moving through HIVE Blockchain's ethereum mining facility in Boden, Sweden, feels like teleporting between the Arctic and a tropical beach every few feet. (Sandali Handagama/Coindesk)

Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
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.
Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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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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U.S. snow storm road scene
Bitcoin Miners Powered Off as Winter Storm Battered North America
Computing power on the Bitcoin network dropped about 40% over the weekend.
U.S. snow storm road scene

CDCROP: Paraguay's parliament (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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.
CDCROP: Paraguay's parliament (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: Paraguay's parliament (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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.
CDCROP: Paraguay's parliament (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: Mining rig (Getty Images)
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.
CDCROP: Mining rig (Getty Images)

CDCROP: The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)
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.
CDCROP: The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Bitcoin mining rigs. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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.
Bitcoin mining rigs. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)