Bitcoin Mining News
Wasted Natural Gas Flares: An Opportunity for Bitcoin?
Bitcoin miners are incentivised to find cheap and reliable sources of energy. The energy mix varies, but often it is “stranded” ...
El Salvador Buys the Dip Again, Now Owns 700 BTC
For the third time this month, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has “bought the dip”, adding another 150 bitcoins to t...
Bitcoin Mining Supports Renewable Energy: Expert Explains Why Governments Need to Tax Carbon Emissions
In a recent video, Bitcoin advocate, tech entrepreneur and author Andreas M. Antonopoulos explains the correlation between bitcoin mining...
Debt-Laden Laos Approves Crypto Mining for Economic Growth, Reverses Previous Ban
The one-party socialist government of landlocked South-East Asian country Laos has green-lit six domestic firms to trade and mine cryptocurr...
Government Employee Faces Jail for Installing Crypto Miners Inside Office Walls
An IT operations supervisor in New York state is being prosecuted for allegedly installing BTC mining rigs and other devices inside governme...
Australian Macquarie Bank Invests in Green Bitcoin Mining Deal
Australian multinational investment bank and financial services giant Macquarie has formed a partnership with Blockstream to create a carbon...
Today Bitcoin is Legal Tender in El Salvador, What You Need to Know
On June 9, the El Salvador legislative body officially voted in a bill adopting bitcoin as legal tender. Today, that law comes into force. B...
Bitcoin Mining Power Increases in Australia as Mawson Buys 17,352 BTC Miners
Sydney-based crypto mining company Mawson Infrastructure is looking to increase its mining power in Australia by purchasing 17,352 ASIC bitc...
Bitcoin Miner Fatally Electrocuted by Faulty Homemade Rig
A 26-year-old Thai bitcoin miner has died while trying to power up his computer to generate more cryptocurrency. Danai Makmek was electrocut...
Nuclear Powered Bitcoin Mining Might Soon Be a Reality in Ohio
As the green Bitcoin trend continues, the spotlight now shines on nuclear power as a means of generating sustainable, carbon-free energy for...
Australian-Based Company Now Owns 90% of Major US Bitcoin Mining Group
An Australian-based digital infrastructure provider and crypto mining firm, Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc, now holds the majority stake (9...
Bitcoin Volcano Mining Could Earn El Salvador 20,000 Bitcoin a Year
El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender has undoubtedly been one of crypto’s top stories in 2021. Following the histor...