Texas Blockchain Council

Policy

Le Texas Blockchain Council est optimiste quant au retour de Trump, mais les mineurs pourraient être confrontés à de nouvelles difficultés au Texas.

By Tom CarrerasJan 15, 2025

Opinion

Les besoins énergétiques de la blockchain sont flexibles, indépendants de la localisation et réactifs aux changements du réseau, écrit Lee Bratcher, président du Texas Blockchain Council.

By Lee BratcherJul 25, 2023

Texas Blockchain Council President Lee Bratcher weighs in on the recent article from The New York Times that examines the energy cost of bitcoin mining. Plus, reaction to a proposed new law that could restrict key benefits for bitcoin miners in Texas passed a state Senate committee recently and is now headed to the full chamber.

Apr 11, 2023

A group of seven Democratic lawmakers in Washington, D.C., led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are looking into the energy usage and carbon emissions of the bitcoin mining industry in Texas as well as the impact on the grid and local consumers. Texas Blockchain Council's Director of Bitcoin Analytics Steve Kinard weighs in.

Oct 13, 2022

The state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, is slowing issuance of new permits for miners to connect to the grid. Texas Blockchain Council Director of Bitcoin Analytics Steve Kinard discusses how this is impacting the sector as the difficulty of mining bitcoin increases.

Aug 31, 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.

Jul 12, 2022