Energy

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)

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)

The EU is worried about crypto's energy use (Steve Buissinne / Pixabay)
EU Seeks More Data on Crypto’s ‘Significant’ Environmental Harm
The bloc’s executive arm is spending $842K on a study as it mulls what to do about energy-hungry proof-of-work technology
The EU is worried about crypto's energy use (Steve Buissinne / Pixabay)

Gideon Powell, who runs the family business Cholla Mining, sees bitcoin miners as modern day wildcatters. (Gideon Powell)
‘We’re Compute Cowboys’: Gideon Powell on the Pioneer Spirit Driving Bitcoin Mining
An interview with the CEO of Cholla Inc., an oil & gas exploration company that’s investing in bitcoin mining.
Gideon Powell, who runs the family business Cholla Mining, sees bitcoin miners as modern day wildcatters. (Gideon Powell)

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Invests in Sustainable Bitcoin Mining in Uruguay
The company earlier this month announced plans to invest part of its profits in BTC purchases and infrastructure.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Aspen Creek is just one bitcoin mining facility that tapped Texas' cheap, but atypical, electricity grid. (Aspen Creek)
The New York Times' Skewed Bitcoin Mining Exposé Reveals Blatant Bias
A new hit piece from “the paper of record” makes it clear: These are not serious people.
Aspen Creek is just one bitcoin mining facility that tapped Texas' cheap, but atypical, electricity grid. (Aspen Creek)

Bitcoin mining rigs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Reports 146% Increase in Revenue as It Ramps Up Operations
The company reiterated its 5.5 EH/s computing power target for the second quarter of this year.
Bitcoin mining rigs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and co-Chairman Bill Spence
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Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Raises Year-End Hashrate Guidance to 4 EH/s
Fourth-quarter revenue of $23.4 million was driven mainly by selling energy to the power grid rather than crypto mining.
Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and co-Chairman Bill Spence
(Stronghold Digital Mining)

Greenpeace Partners With Activist Artist To Highlight Bitcoin’s Climate Impact
Greenpeace Partners With Activist Artist To Highlight Bitcoin’s Climate Impact
Environmental organization Greenpeace International commissioned an art piece called the "Skull of Satoshi" designed to expose the Bitcoin network's climate impact, but Bitcoi...
Greenpeace Partners With Activist Artist To Highlight Bitcoin’s Climate Impact