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Policy

Electricity Consumption in Siberian Region Rises Fourfold Due to Crypto Mining

The Russian government is working on new crypto mining regulation.

Lake Baikal in Siberia's Irkutsk Oblast. (Image credit: Ekaterina Sazonova)

Finance

Texas Crypto Miners Shuttering Operations as Winter Storm Approaches

Riot Blockchain is among the companies on storm watch and looking to help protect the state’s power grid.

Bitcoin miners in Texas are bracing for a severe winter storm. (Christine Kohler/Getty Images)

Finance

Kazakh Crypto Miners Cut Off From Electricity Supply Until End of January

Kazakhstan's energy problem worsened on Tuesday when a major transmission line was disconnected.

Astana, Kazakhstan

Policy

Kosovo Moves to Ban Crypto Mining in Face of Energy Crisis

The government had declared a 60-day state of emergency, allowing it to allocate more money for energy imports and introduce power cuts.

Kosovo's capital, Pristina. (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay)

Finance

8 Trends That Will Shape Bitcoin Mining in 2022

CoinDesk’s first ever year-end survey of crypto miners reveals a competitive but mature business with potential for merger activity to accelerate.

What's in store for crypto mining in 2022? (Grafissimo/iStock/Getty Images Plus, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Impact of China’s Crypto Crackdown on Global Mining Industry

Peter Wall, CEO of Argo Blockchain, and Tanya Woods, General Counsel Regulatory Affairs EVP at Hut 8, discuss their views on how China’s crypto bans could have affected mining operations in the U.S. and worldwide. Plus, their thoughts on the common argument that the bitcoin mining industry is damaging to the environment.

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Finance

Former Oilfield Drillers See Energy Sector and Bitcoin Mining Joining Forces

If the founders of bitcoin miner JAI Energy are right, the two industries are an ideal match.

JAI Energy management (from left) Adam Sarvey with founders Ryan Leachman and Justin Ballard (JAI Energy)

Finance

How a Startup Is Supplying a Whole City With Heat From Bitcoin Mining

North Vancouver, British Columbia, will be the world’s first city to be heated by bitcoin mining.

mining farm