Bitcoin Mining Machines Moving to Russia Due to Saturation in US, Despite Sanctions

Russia's Bitcoin mining market is booming, and hardware providers Bitmain and MicroBT are positioned to profit from the expansion.

• 2023-07-31
• Bitcoin Mining Russia mining industry

'Unsubstantiated': Expert Refutes Greenpeace Bitcoin Mining Pollution Claims

An environmentally conscious fund manager says Bitcoin mining will actually clean up the atmosphere.

• 2023-07-18
• Bitcoin mining Greenpeace David Batten mining industry financial services companies

Ordinals Upend Bitcoin Mining, Pushing Transaction Fees Above Mining Reward for First Time in Years

Several mining pools such as Luxor Technologies and AntPool mined blocks on Monday where fees exceeded Bitcoin’s block subsidy of 6.25 BTC.

• 2023-05-09
• Bitcoin miners transaction fees welcome development mining industry Luxor Technologies

The Crypto Miner Reckoning: No Fate but What We Make

As Bitcoin ages into its teens, it’s time to move beyond tribalism so we can work collectively with legislators and innovate business models of the future, writes Samir Tabar of Bit Digital.

• 2023-04-29
• bitcoin mining mining companies mining industry

Bitcoin mining produces energy gold. Let’s use it to help save our planet

Critics have long slammed Bitcoin mining for its enormous carbon footprint. But what if all the heat that miners emit can be sustainably powered and reused?

• 2023-04-21
• Bitcoin mining energy consumption sustainable energy energy sources energy mining industry heat

Environmental Impact of Bitcoin Mining ‘Deserves the Spotlight’: US Senator Markey

The U.S. Senate yesterday held what lawmakers said was its first-ever hearing on the environmental impact of crypto mining.

• 2023-03-08
• Senator Ed Markey Bitcoin miners Bitcoin Pete Ricketts mining industry energy usage U.S. Senators environmental impact Senator Markey