Proof-of-Work


Finanza

Ethereum Staking-as-a-Service Startup Kiln Raises $17.6M

The Paris-based firm is betting on the growth of staking services after Ethereum's Merge.

(Shutterstock)

Video

New York's Governor Signs 2-Year Ban on New Proof-of-Work Mining

New York's Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Tuesday a two-year moratorium on new permits for proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in crypto regulation and what this means for the mining community.

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Finanza

Binance's Crypto Mining Pool Adds Ravencoin Support

Former Ethereum miners have been drawn to alternative coins like ravencoin after they had to leave the Ethereum network post-merge.

Many Ethereum miners have yet to resettle into mining a different crypto token. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Politiche

New York Imposes 2-Year Moratorium on New Proof-of-Work Mining After Gov. Hochul Signs Bill

The new law sets a two-year moratorium on new and renewed air permits for fossil fuel power plants used for energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys Co-Launches Ethereum Climate Platform

The initiative aims to address Ethereum’s excess energy consumption before it went through the Merge.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Ex-Ethereum Miners Token Hop to Stay Alive After the Merge

Following the Ethereum Merge, only 20% of miners have switched to other proof-of-work networks.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Video

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

Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol CEO and co-founder Brad Van Voorhees joins "All About Bitcoin" live from I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss the problems with the Bitcoin network's energy-intensive proof-of-work model and how his protocol could help push a sustainable, climate-positive narrative.

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Finanza

Binance Starts Ethereum Proof-of-Work Mining Pool, Initially With No Fee

ETHW initially stumbled, but mining support from Binance customers could in theory help.

Ethereum around computers (Dalle-E/CoinDesk)

Video

What Are Some Other Types of Distributed Ledger Technology?

Blockchain is not the only distributed ledger technology, what else is there? Plus, does an Ethereum proof-of-work fork make sense? Answers to these questions and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Mercati

Ethereum Miners’ $319M Crypto Hoard Hangs Over Market After Merge

Miners dumped over 16,000 ETH, worth more than $20 million, in the past week, on-chain data showed. The Ethereum miners still have about 245,000 ETH left – and no longer any business affiliation with the blockchain network.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)