Mining


Політика

Los países europeos deben estar listos para bloquear la minería de criptomonedas, según Comisión Europea

El órgano ejecutivo de la Unión Europea también quiere que las blockchains exhiban indicadores de eficiencia energética y que se acaben las exenciones impositivas a las criptomonedas.

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Політика

EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining, Commission Says

The European Union's executive arm also wants blockchains to show energy-efficiency labels and to end crypto tax breaks.

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Фінанси

Bitcoin tardó más de una hora en minar un bloque y retrasó miles de transacciones

Un intervalo de 85 minutos dejó más de 13.000 transacciones pendientes el lunes.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Bitcoin Fails to Produce 1 Block for Over an Hour

An 85-minute block interval left more than 13,000 transactions stuck in a pending state on Monday.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Фінанси

A Huge Glut of Bitcoin Mining Rigs Is Sitting Unused in Boxes

The situation is further disrupting the economics of a sector already hit by low crypto prices and high energy costs.

Brand new and used bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Digital Bolsters Balance Sheet by Cutting Costs, Slashing Debt by More Than 60%

Stronghold won't have to pay up to $25 million of profit share to Northern Data, after ending bitcoin mining rig hosting deal.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left). 
(Stronghold Digital Mining)

Фінанси

Crypto Hardware Maker Fabric Systems Raises $13M in Seed Funding

Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn's Metaplanet was among the investors.

CleanSpark's immersion cooling facility in Norcross, Georgia (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Wants to Make Bitcoin a Climate-Positive Asset

"I don’t think there’s ever been an asset before that would drive so much capital into sustainability," co-founder Bradford Van Voorhees told CoinDesk.

Bradford Van Voorhees

Політика

Kazakhstan Legislature Pushes New Crypto Rules Forward: Report

The lower house of the country's parliament has passed five bills relating to digital assets as the government seeks to tighten its grip on crypto activity, particularly crypto mining.

Binance is on track to being able to operate in Kazakhstan. (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)