Proof-of-Work

Policy

Mining

New York Imposes 2-Year Moratorium on New Proof-of-Work Mining After Gov. Hochul Signs Bill

The new law sets a two-year moratorium on new and renewed air permits for fossil fuel power plants used for energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining.

By Greg Ahlstrand

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Nov 23, 2022 at 3:44 a.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2022

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Tech

Tech

Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys Co-Launches Ethereum Climate Platform

The initiative aims to address Ethereum’s excess energy consumption before it went through the Merge.

By Margaux Nijkerk

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Nov 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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Finance

Mining

Ex-Ethereum Miners Token Hop to Stay Alive After the Merge

Following the Ethereum Merge, only 20% of miners have switched to other proof-of-work networks.

By Eliza Gkritsi

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Nov 11, 2022 at 5:41 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2022

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Video

Cdtv

Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Wants to Make Bitcoin a Climate-Positive Asset

Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol CEO and co-founder Brad Van Voorhees joins "All About Bitcoin" live from I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss the problems with the Bitcoin network's energy-intensive proof-of-work model and how his protocol could help push a sustainable, climate-positive narrative.

By CoinDesk Inc

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Oct 18, 2022 at 8:41 p.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2022

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Finance

Crypto mining

Binance Starts Ethereum Proof-of-Work Mining Pool, Initially With No Fee

ETHW initially stumbled, but mining support from Binance customers could in theory help.

By Nick Baker

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Sep 29, 2022 at 3:31 p.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2022

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Video

Bitcoin

What Are Some Other Types of Distributed Ledger Technology?

Blockchain is not the only distributed ledger technology, what else is there? Plus, does an Ethereum proof-of-work fork make sense? Answers to these questions and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

By CoinDesk Staff

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Sep 26, 2022 at 3:05 p.m. UTC

Sep 26, 2022

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Markets

Ethereum mining

Ethereum Miners’ $319M Crypto Hoard Hangs Over Market After Merge

Miners dumped over 16,000 ETH, worth more than $20 million, in the past week, on-chain data showed. The Ethereum miners still have about 245,000 ETH left – and no longer any business affiliation with the blockchain network.

By Jocelyn Yang

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Sep 22, 2022 at 10:15 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2022

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Crypto Update | The Ethereum Merge Finally Happened: So What?

With bitcoin holding steady even as the Fed raises its benchmark rate by another 0.75 percentage points, plus a look at implications of the newly upgraded Ethereum, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.

By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust

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Sep 22, 2022 at 3:41 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2022

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 21, 2022

With bitcoin trading flat in line with stocks as investors await the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.

By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust

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Sep 21, 2022 at 3:36 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2022

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Video

Cdtv

Celo Co-Founder Predicts PoW Blockchains Will Get Phased Out

Ethereum and previous proof-of-stake networks have shown “that you can build secure, robust and scalable networks,” Celo co-founder Marek Olszewski says. “Why keep proof-of-work?”

By CoinDesk Staff

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Sep 20, 2022 at 4:04 p.m. UTC

Sep 20, 2022

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