Mining


Policy

State Lawmakers in Illinois, Georgia Propose Tax Incentives for Bitcoin Miners

Lawmakers in Illinois and Georgia are hoping to give tax breaks to crypto mining companies

Georgia and Illinois are the latest states to consider tax incentives for crypto miners in the U.S. (jnn1776/Flickr)

Markets

Helium Network Passing Half-Million Hotspots Could Fire Up HNT Price

The crypto-powered distributed network of long-range wireless hotspots has amassed over half a million miners across the world in just two years. But what's next for the HNT token?

(Sagar Patil/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto-Mining Host BitRiver Rus Had Net Zero Carbon Footprint in H2 2021

The carbon emissions of crypto mining are central to regulatory debates globally.

Hydroelectric power station in Bratsk, Russia. (BitRiver)

Finance

ConocoPhillips Selling Excess Gas to a Bitcoin Miner in North Dakota

The oil major is aiming to reach zero routine flaring by 2025.

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Finance

Merkle Standard in Venture With Bitmain to Develop Data Centers

The bitcoin miner said the centers will be able to house over 150,000 mining machines.

Bitmain mining machines (Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining-Rig Maker Ebang Registers Crypto Exchange in Australia

Ebang started the registration process back in 2020.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Videos

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Responds to Sen. Warren’s Letter Inquiring About Energy Use

As rising concerns about bitcoin’s carbon footprint have called for more environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-friendly mining, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote to several miners, including Stronghold Digital Mining, in January inquiring a report on energy usage.

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Finance

CleanSpark Mulling Strategic Options for Its Legacy Energy Business

The company wants to focus solely on bitcoin mining.

A bitcoin mining facility. (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Reports Record Earnings, With Expansion on Track

The company said construction at its Mackenzie facility in British Columbia, Canada is ahead of schedule.

Crypto mining machines (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Advocates Push Back on Sweden’s Call for EU Mining Ban

Regulators are worried renewable energy will be channeled towards crypto mining instead of national grids as EU's energy crisis worsens

Europe at night (Constantine Johnny/Getty Images)