Bitcoin’s Hashpower Drops, BTC Mining Difficulty Expected to Jump Higher in 4 Days – Mining Bitcoin News
The processing power behind the Bitcoin network has dropped 30% since the hashrate’s all-time high (ATH) on February 15, sliding...
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China Mining Ban Worsened Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint, Study Claims – Mining Bitcoin News
Contrary to some expectations, Beijing’s crackdown on the crypto mining industry has increased Bitcoin’s carbon emissions, researchers have alleged. Leaving...
Russian Bitcoin Mining Assessed Amid Conflict With Ukraine, Large ETH Pool Cancels Service to Russia – Mining Bitcoin News
With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, many observers are curious about the large quantity of hashrate located in Russia,...
Miners Have Moved 30% of Their Equipment Out of Kazakhstan, Industry Organization Claims – Mining Bitcoin News
Authorized crypto mining businesses have already taken a third of their coin minting hardware out of Kazakhstan, according to the...
Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Illegal Mining, Busts 13 Crypto Farms – Mining Bitcoin News
Authorities in Kazakhstan have gone after illegal crypto mining operations amid ongoing issues with electricity supply. Working together with law...
Russia’s Economy Ministry Calls for Introducing ‘Acceptable’ Electricity Rates for Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has suggested that crypto mining should be allowed in energy-rich regions and miners...
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits Another Milestone, Network’s Mining Difficulty Taps 13-Year High – Mining Bitcoin News
The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has continued its upward momentum tapping another all-time high (ATH) on February 15,...
Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Tapping Lifetime High, Foundry Commands Top Mining Pool Rank for 30 Days – Mining Bitcoin News
The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has tapped another all-time high (ATH) in 2022, reaching 246 exahash per second...
Monero Supporters Beg XMR Miners to Boycott Mining Pool Capturing 44% of the Network Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News
Reports indicate that the Monero community is upset about a specific mining pool that currently commands 44% of the network’s...
Russian Association of Power Suppliers Proposes Measures to Prevent Home Mining – Mining Bitcoin News
The industry organization of Russian energy suppliers has come up with ideas on how to combat cryptocurrency mining in homes,...
Intel to Develop Crypto Mining Accelerators, Claims Circuits Will Deliver ‘1000x Better Performance per Watt’ – Mining Bitcoin News
The California-based technology company and the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, Intel, has revealed the company will “contribute...
Students Mining Crypto in Dorms May Face Criminal Prosecution in Russia, Lawyer Says – Mining Bitcoin News
University students in Russia minting digital currencies in their dormitories risk penalties and even criminal charges, according to a legal...
Kazakhstan President Orders Government to Find All Miners and Raise Tax by April – Mining Bitcoin News
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed authorities to identify all crypto mining enterprises and increase the electricity surcharge they...
Kazakhstan Mulls Fivefold Increase of Electricity Tax on Crypto Mining – Mining Bitcoin News
Authorities in Kazakhstan are discussing new regulations for the country’s crypto space that may lead to a serious increase in...
Electricity Consumption Spikes in Irkutsk as More Russians Start Mining Cryptocurrency – Mining Bitcoin News
Electricity suppliers in the Russian region of Irkutsk have registered a surge in power consumption in residential areas which they...
A Look at When Bitcoin’s Price Crashed Below the Cost of Production – Mining Bitcoin News
Over the last 30 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along at the highest levels ever recorded during the network’s...
Russians Mining Crypto to Pay at Least 15% Tax, Companies – No Less Than 6%, Lawmaker Says – Mining Bitcoin News
Private individuals mining cryptocurrency may expect a higher tax burden than businesses involved in the industry, a high-ranking member of...
A Mining Rig That Boasts 440 TH/s? Miners Question the Legitimacy of New Bitcoin Mining Device – Mining Bitcoin News
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing a newly announced bitcoin miner called the Numiner NM440 that claims to produce speeds...
Argentinian Government Raises Energy Costs Almost 4x for Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
The Energy Secretary of Argentina eliminated power subsidies for cryptocurrency miners, raising the cost of energy to almost 4x what...
Kazakhstan Extends Power Cuts for Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
Crypto farms in Kazakhstan will remain unplugged until Feb. 7, as the local utility has extended power cuts for miners....
Bitcoin Mining Report Shows Network’s Emissions Account for 0.08% of the World’s CO2 – Mining Bitcoin News
During the last year, Bitcoin — the cryptocurrency network that leverages proof-of-work (PoW) to process transactions and secure the protocol...
US Lawmakers Press Bitcoin Mining Firms on Energy Usage, Carbon Emissions, Climate Crisis – Mining Bitcoin News
Eight U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have sent letters to top U.S.-based bitcoin mining firms questioning them about their...
