Mining

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Regulación

RFK Jr. Raises Crypto Taxes, Regulation as Issues in Opening Days of 2024 Presidential Race

Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is criticizing the White House effort to establish a 30% tax for crypto mining in the U.S.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his candidacy in Boston on April 19. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Finanzas

Bitdeer to Raise $500M for Bhutan Crypto Mining Operations in Deal With Government

Bitdeer said the agreement marks "a crucial expansion into Asia" and expects fundraising efforts to commence this month.

Bhutan (Sittichok Glomvinya/Pixabay)

Finanzas

Amid Bankruptcy, Core Scientific Signs Bitcoin Mining Hosting Contracts for Almost 18,000 Machines

The miner signed deals with three firms to host rigs at sites where the Celsius Mining fleet was recently unplugged.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Finanzas

Argo Blockchain Slumps to Full-Year Loss on Bitcoin Price Slide

The crypto mining company is in a stronger position now, interim CEO El-Bakly said.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finanzas

Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Piloting a Waste Gas Methodology With Miner Crusoe Energy

Crypto miners, like Crusoe, use gas that would otherwise be wasted and minimize methane emissions.

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

Finanzas

Here Are Six New Projects Looking to Mitigate Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Footprint

From technical improvement efficiencies to novel market-based solutions, a plethora of projects are trying to improve the bitcoin mining’s environmental footprint.

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

Finanzas

Russia Plans to Mine Crypto for Cross-Border Deals, Says Central Bank

International sanctions have been imposed on the country to exclude it from the U.S. dollar-powered global payment infrastructure.

Elvira Nabiullina, Bank of Russia chief

Finanzas

Bitcoin Miner Mawson to Sell Texas Sites for $8.5M to Singapore Fund Manager

The funds will go toward reducing Mawson's debt and fueling growth.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tecnología

Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chip Series

The production of the so-called Blockscale chips was announced about a year ago.

(Slejven Djurakovic/unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Gridless Is Extending Power to Rural Africa

Bitcoin mining has a dirty reputation for using more energy than some small countries. But African cryptominers have found a way to use their consumption to keep the lights on in rural communities. That’s why Gridless is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)