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Mining Week 2023
An in-depth look into the latest advancements and current challenges in crypto and bitcoin mining, sponsored by Foundry
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Through It All, the Bitcoin Mining Industry Looks Set for Growth
Though the Bitcoin halving will reduce rewards for miners, the prospects for the industry remain bright and innovations like Ordinals promise more demand for miner services in the future.
How Miners Are Preparing for the Next Bitcoin Halving
Bitcoin’s fourth “halving” next April poses miners with strategic questions around equipment, energy use and diversification.
How Texas Became a Global Mecca for Bitcoin Mining
Miners have flocked to the state since China banned mining in 2021, encouraged by cheap energy, grid incentives and an alignment of values. “Bitcoin is all about freedom,” says one miner. “And in my dealings with the utilities and the regulators, Texas is all about freedom.”
Crypto Miners Are Pivoting to AI (Like Everyone Else)
Miners are repurposing their cooling systems, security and access to cheap energy to take advantage of the AI boom. ASIC machines are harder to convert.
Bitcoin Halving Is Coming and Only the Most Efficient Miners Will Survive
Only the miners with the lowest energy costs and most efficient equipment will survive the once-every-four-years event.
Gridless Is Extending Power to Rural Africa
Bitcoin mining has a dirty reputation for using more energy than some small countries. But African cryptominers have found a way to use their consumption to keep the lights on in rural communities. That’s why Gridless is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.
How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?
Bitcoins are discovered rather than printed. Computers around the world “mine” for coins by competing with each other.
