Crypto Mining


Policy

Iran Cracks Down on Crypto Miners Using Household Electricity: Report

The measure comes as Iran suffers a shortage of hydropower in unusually dry conditions.

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Finance

Argo and DMG Join Group Working to Lower Bitcoin Miners' Carbon Emissions

The group's goal is net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from crypto miners by 2040.

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Tech

Amazon Offers Mining in the Cloud for New Chia Cryptocurrency

Users in China can set up on AWS to "farm" Chia's XCH cryptocurrency.

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Markets

Beijing to Track Crypto Mining Impact on Energy Consumption: Report

A Beijing municipal bureau sent an emergency notice to local data centers, asking about crypto mining operations.

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Policy

Chinese Crypto Miners Face Unstable Regulatory Environment

Tightening regulations have unnerved some crypto miners in China.

Crypto miners in China took advantage of low energy rates and a lax regulatory environment, but this may be changing.

Finance

Former Canaan Directors to Guide Chinese Gaming Firm's Pivot to Crypto Mining

Former directors of Canaan Inc. are investing in the Shanghai firm and will help launch its new mining subsidiary.

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Markets

Hackers Using Monero Mining Malware as Decoy, Warns Microsoft

Crypto-jacking is giving nation-state hackers a decoy for their more malicious attacks, Microsoft cautioned in a report.

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Policy

New York’s Financial Regulator Wants Firms, Including Crypto Miners, to Look Closer at Climate Change Risks

The New York Department of Financial Services expects all firms, including virtual currency businesses, to start assessing climate change-associated financial risks.

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Finance

Inside the Craze for Filecoin Crypto Mining in China

As Filecoin inches closer to a blockchain mainnet launch, investors in China are again speculating heavily on the network’s mining hardware and token prices.

Protocol Labs co-founder and CEO Juan Benet speaks at CoinDesk's Construct 2017 conference. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Iran Gives Crypto Miners One Month to Register With the State

The government wants to "eliminate the confusion of cryptocurrency activists" with its call for mass mining registration.

Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri announced the new mining requirement. (Mohammad Hassanzadeh/Tasnim/Wikimedia Commons)

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