Proof-of-Work

Sculpture Art Piece "Skull Of Satoshi" (Von Wong Productions)
Satoshi Anticipated Bitcoin Energy Debate in Email Thread With Early Collaborators
The Bitcoin creator saw an irony in the debate between economic liberty and conservation in an email thread with an early collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi.
Sculpture Art Piece "Skull Of Satoshi" (Von Wong Productions)

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)

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Bitcoin Mining Is Good for the Energy Grid and Good for the Environment
Bitcoin mining should be hailed as an effective tool for a lower emissions future, not demonized as a monkey wrench in the works.
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Developers Forking Bitcoin Ordinals to Give Litecoin Network Its First NFTs
Developers Forking Bitcoin Ordinals to Give Litecoin Network Its First NFTs
Developers are forking Bitcoin ordinals to give older proof-of-work networks such as Litecoin their first set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). "The Hash" panel discusses what th...
Developers Forking Bitcoin Ordinals to Give Litecoin Network Its First NFTs

Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney
Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney
Crypto exchange Kraken will end its U.S. crypto-staking service and pay a $30 million fine to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Former SEC Attorne...
Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney

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Ethereum Testnet Processes First ETH Staking Withdrawals
The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for the much anticipated Shanghai hard fork.
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Paxful Removes Ether From Platform
Paxful Removes Ether From Platform
Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of peer-to-peer crypto marketplace Paxful, announced ether's (ETH) removal from the platform, citing Ethereum network's switch to proof-of-stak...
Paxful Removes Ether From Platform

Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
ECB Official Says Energy-Intensive Crypto Should Be Banned
Fabio Panetta also said that investors have been caught in a "bubble."
Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

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Ethereum Staking-as-a-Service Startup Kiln Raises $17.6M
The Paris-based firm is betting on the growth of staking services after Ethereum's Merge.
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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