Bitcoin Miners Gain Support From Texas With Two Bills Passed, One Halted

Two bills that will seem to embrace mining have been sent to the governor, whereas one that would adversely affect miners was stopped at committee.

• 2023-06-02
• bitcoin mining data centers Texas ERCOT Public Utilities Commission

Tether to Start Mining Bitcoin in Uruguay

Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin in the market, USDT, has announced its entry into the energy sector with a focus on renewable energy production for Bitcoin mining.

• 2023-05-31
• Bitcoin mining Tether renewable energy production Uruguay Bitcoin

Excavating the Truth Around the Bitcoin Mining Discourse

Last year, a group of CoinDesk reporters traveled to Seneca Lake to examine the effect Greenidge Generation – a resurrected power plant that now mines bitcoin – had on the surrounding communities. Though we expected to hear locals say they disliked the plant and its continued operation, we found the opposite.

• 2023-05-25
• Bitcoin mining Seneca Lake Cheyenne crypto community Crypto Greenidge article

Bitcoin 2023 Miami: Ordinals and Politicians Bring The Heat to Marquee Bitcoin Conference

A recap of what went down at the flagship Bitcoin Miami 2023 conference.

• 2023-05-24
• Bitcoin mining Michael Lewis Michael Saylor Bitcoin Ordinals Miami Beach Convention Center Jack Mallers Ordinals Bitcoin

Report Combats Misinformation in Bitcoin Mining Debate

According to a report in CoinDesk, the ongoing debate surrounding Bitcoin mining is overlooking the voices of those most affected by the industry's operations.

• 2023-05-24
• Bitcoin Mining upstate New York

Marathon Digital Holdings Donates $500K to Bitcoin Software

Marathon Digital Holdings, a leading Bitcoin mining company, has announced its commitment to supporting the development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software.

• 2023-05-22
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Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."

• 2023-05-22
• Bitcoin mining Bitcoin 2023 conference Marathon Digital Holdings Brink MIAMI BEACH Florida Fred Thiel

Memecoin Mania and NFTs Bring a ‘Seismic Shift’ for Bitcoin Mining

(Bloomberg) -- An eruption of memecoins and nonfungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain has reshaped the revenue profile of miners and stirred questions about how lasting the upheaval will prove to be.Most Read from BloombergZelenskiy’s Surprise G-7 Stop Unnerves Critical Brazilian LeaderHedge Funds’ Ultra-Bearish Oil Bets Signal US Recession AngstDebt-Limit Talks Resume After Optimism Curbed by GOP Walk-OutNew software known as Ordinals paved the way for the NFTs and meme tokens to come to the

• 2023-05-21
• Bitcoin mining Bloomberg Bitcoin Ordinals

Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker MicroBT Unveils Most Powerful Machine Yet

The Chinese rig maker's new model can deliver a wooping 320 TH/s.

• 2023-05-19
• Bitcoin mining MicroBT Zuoxing Yang

Bitcoin mining difficulty rises to a new all-time high

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty level rose 3.22% on Thursday, hitting an all-time high, as the network’s hashrate also increased to a record high.

• 2023-05-18
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