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Finance

Cardano’s Hoskinson: Luna Collapse Shows Need to Go Slow in Crypto

“If you move too quickly … everybody loses their money,” says Hoskinson, who will speak at Consensus 2022 next month.

Charles Hoskinson (Modified by Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Scarcity Mindset Driving Crypto's Energy Critics

The DeFi Education Fund weighs in on the New York state legislature's attempt to curb proof-of-work mining, and dreams of energy abundant future.

A digital tree. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Videos

BTC Reacts to Possible Half-Point Rate Rise in May

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets Brad Keoun discusses bitcoin’s reaction to recent statements by Fed Chair Jerome Powell about a possible interest rate hike by 50 basis points. Plus, crypto’s environmental impact as Earth Day raises ESG concerns, Justin Sun’s USDD stablecoin project and the best times of day to trade crypto. 

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Tech

Tesla, Blockstream, Block to Mine Bitcoin Using Solar Power in Texas

The project aims to show that bitcoin mining using 100% renewable energy can be done at scale, says Blockstream CEO Adam Back.

Solar panels at dusk (Justin Paget/Getty images)

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A State Senator Is Pushing to Attract Bitcoin Miners to Oklahoma

John Michael Montgomery explains on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” why he thinks the Sooner State should offer tax incentives to crypto miners.

Oklahoma State Senator John Michael Montgomery explains why he is pushing the state to attract bitcoin miners with tax incentives. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

Marathon Digital to Move Mining Rigs From Coal-Powered Montana Site

The company wants its bitcoin mining operations to be 100% carbon neutral by the end of the year.

Marathon Digital to Buy $121M of Mining Machines

Finance

Intel Doubles Down on ESG With Launch of Second-Gen Bitcoin Mining Chips

The “Intel Blockscale ASIC” chip boasts efficiency up to 26 J/TH, which would make it better than most Bitmain and MicroBT models now on the market.

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Opinion

Chris Larsen’s Plan to Greenify Bitcoin: Risky, Impractical and Maybe Nonsensical

As he strides away from the wreckage of Ripple, bags full to bursting, Larsen thinks he knows what’s best for the coin he failed to replace.

Ripple co=founder Chris Larsen is launching a PR campaign to make bitcoin greener by changing its security model. Bitcoiners see it as the latest in a long line of attacks. (Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop)

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Crypto Carbon: Can Blockchain Networks Fix Carbon Offsets?

A budding movement within the crypto industry says it can keep carbon out of the atmosphere by locking it on a blockchain. Can it succeed?

(Spencer Watson/Unsplash)

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Can Crypto Miners Make the World Greener?

As it decarbonizes, the mining industry might help push energy producers to build more renewable power sources.

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

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