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Opinion

Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless 'Emergency' Order

In another example of crypto using the courts to fight back against unwarranted regulatory interference, blockchain advocates stopped a U.S. statistics agency from issuing an unconventional request for mining energy metrics.

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Opinion

Is the DOE Crypto Mining Data Request an Opportunity for Energy Innovation or for Political Opportunists?

The survey offers little insight into how the data will be used and can easily become fodder for an anti-cryptocurrency narrative, Digital Energy Council founder Tom Mapes writes.

The non-profit Digital Energy Council asks that the EIA also consider the positive impacts of crypto mining on U.S. energy infrastructure, in a response to the agency's open request for comment. (Matthew Henry/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Are the Feds Coming After Bitcoin Miners?

"The Mining Pod" host Will Foxley breaks down recent bitcoin mining news, including movements in BTC price, Hut 8’s leadership change, the EIA seeking energy data and French Montana shilling his latest Bitcoin NFT.

The Mining Pod

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