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Bitcoin Mining Firm Compass Inks Deal With Nuclear Microreactor Company Oklo

Salvadoran volcanoes aren't the only novel source of power in the bitcoin mining industry.

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3 More Chinese Provinces Shutter Crypto Mines as Clampdown Continues

Henan, Gansu, and Anhui provinces are the latest provinces to crack down on crypto mines to curtail energy use.

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State of Bitcoin Mining in China as Crackdown Continues

Kevin Zhang, Foundry VP of Business Development, explains the history of China’s crackdowns on cryptocurrencies and mining operations from 2017 to where we are now. “The most recent crackdowns are the hardest we’ve ever seen,” Zhang said miners are headed to Eastern European and Central Asia. But could they return?

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Abkhazia to Punish Public Officials for Illegal Crypto Mining: Report

"District and town majors, you should make your own decisions and, whenever you find a mining farm, fire or reprimand the head of that village," the nation's president said.

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BIT Mining Raises $50M in Private Placement to Expand Overseas

BIT Mining's operations in China's Sichuan province were suspended last month as part of the country's crackdown on crypto.

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Chinese Miner The9 Reserves Facilities From Russia's BitRiver

Facing regulatory pressure at home, The9 is looking to locate elsewhere.

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Why Crypto Miners Are Expanding Beyond Quebec

Two large bitcoin miners are growing beyond Quebec because of restrictions on the use of power to run their operations.

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Why China’s Crypto Mining Ban Is More Serious Than Before

Industry leaders say China's carbon neutrality policy is a key factor in the recent mining crackdowns, according to CoinDesk's David Pan. "The Hash" hosts discuss the deeper motivations for China's ban on crypto mining. "Fear factor definitely has a play in how hard they're clamping down on [mining]," host Naomi Brockwell said.

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Mawson Infrastructure Increases Ownership of Luna Squares to 90%

Luna Squares’ site will be used for third-party hosting and Mawson’s proprietary bitcoin mining operations.

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Compute North to Expand Bitcoin Mining Colocation Capacity by 1.2GW: Report

CEO Dave Perrill says it could take until Q3 2022 for mining capacity to recover from China's recent crackdown.

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