Texas

Bitcoin miners in Texas are halting operations as the state's power grid nears its breaking point amid an intense heat wave. Riot Blockchain Vice President of Capital Markets Philip McPherson discusses the power crisis in Texas and what this means for Riot and the wider mining community. Plus, advice for surviving crypto winter.

15 juil. 2022

Crypto miners in Texas are shutting down operations as the state’s electrical grid braces for a heat wave and surging power demand. Steve Kinard, director of bitcoin analytics at Texas Blockchain Council and Joshua Rhodes, The University of Texas at Austin research associate, discuss what this means for the mining community in Texas and beyond.

12 juil. 2022

Former SEC Senior Trial Counsel and Partner at Moses & Singer LLP Howard Fischer weighs in on the news that several U.S. states including Texas and Alabama are investigating Celsius Network’s decision to halt customer withdrawals.

16 juin 2022

Quantum Economics Bitcoin Analyst Jason Deane discusses the state of cryptocurrency mining in China following Cambridge University’s report about the industry going underground within the country. Plus, a conversation on crypto regulation in the European Union and why Deane believes Texas is becoming the “mining capital of the world.”

23 mai 2022

OpenSea has suspended the trading of "Gambling Apes" non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from the Sand Vegas Casino Club. This comes after regulators in Texas and Alabama ordered trading to halt as the NFTs were categorized as unregistered securities. ”The Hash” group discusses how securities laws relate to NFTs and crypto regulation on a state level. 

22 avr. 2022

Justin Baillard, CEO of Wyoming-based Bitcoin energy solutions provider JAI Energy, discusses the "very positive" impact of Texas' winter storm on the Bitcoin network, and what it reveals about the state's power grid. "[The storm] does show that miners can provide a base load for the grid," Baillard said. "There's really not a better option to do it with, other than bitcoin mining." Plus, why his firm is accumulating BTC "as much as possible."

7 févr. 2022

A number of crypto miners in Texas are already shutting down some or all of their operations as the region awaits an Arctic blast that is likely to test the state’s power grid this week. CoinDesk’s Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin discusses what this means amid increased focus on the mining community’s energy consumption.

4 févr. 2022

Texas Bitcoin Foundation launched last week to lead original research and educate the public about bitcoin’s social and economic impacts. Executive Director Natalie Smolenski shares insights into the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and what it’s found about bitcoin so far. Plus, the state of crypto in Texas.

1 févr. 2022

Texas joins Alabama and New Jersey in alleging that BlockFi’s interest-bearing product (BIA) might violate state securities laws. “The Hash” panel discusses the potential factors driving national enforcement actions against the crypto lending platform and whether the federal government is likely to step in.

23 juil. 2021

Texas is the latest state after Alabama and New Jersey to join the list of jurisdictions filing a cease-and-desist order against BlockFi, with its regulators alleging on Thursday the crypto lender's Interest Account (BIA) product is a security under state rules. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments swirling around BlockFi and its regulatory implications.

23 juil. 2021