Crypto-Mining

Interior of the British Columbia court building in Vancouver, B.C (Wpcpey/Wikimedia Commons)
British Columbia Court Backs Ban on Crypto Mining in Canadian Province
Conifex, a B.C.-based cryptocurrency mining company, challenged B.C. Hydro's 18-month moratorium on mining.
Interior of the British Columbia court building in Vancouver, B.C (Wpcpey/Wikimedia Commons)

How Miners Are Preparing for the Next Bitcoin Halving
How Miners Are Preparing for the Next Bitcoin Halving
As part of CoinDesk's special Mining Week, presented by Foundry, mining analyst Anthony Power joins "First Mover" to discuss the Bitcoin network's fourth "halving" event sched...
How Miners Are Preparing for the Next Bitcoin Halving

How AI Impacts Crypto Mining
How AI Impacts Crypto Mining
As part of CoinDesk's special mining week, sponsored by Foundry, author and journalist Jeff Wilser discusses the intersection of crypto mining and artificial intelligence (AI)...
How AI Impacts Crypto Mining

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Crypto Mining Data Center Soluna Stock Surges After $14M Investment Deal
Deal will help Soluna to be cash flow positive during the second half of this year.
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White House Pushes for Punitive 30% Tax on Crypto Mining Operations
White House Pushes for Punitive 30% Tax on Crypto Mining Operations
U.S. President Joe Biden is looking to impose a punitive tax on crypto mining operations for the "harms they impose on society," the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers...
White House Pushes for Punitive 30% Tax on Crypto Mining Operations

Texas Blockchain Council President on State of Bitcoin Mining
Texas Blockchain Council President on State of Bitcoin Mining
Texas Blockchain Council President Lee Bratcher weighs in on the recent article from The New York Times that examines the energy cost of bitcoin mining. Plus, reaction to a pr...
Texas Blockchain Council President on State of Bitcoin Mining

Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners Passes Committee Vote
Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners Passes Committee Vote
A proposed new law that could restrict key benefits for bitcoin miners in Texas passed a state Senate committee on Tuesday and is now headed to the full chamber. CoinDesk Regu...
Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners Passes Committee Vote

U.S. Treasury Suggests 30% Excise Tax on Crypto Mining Firms
U.S. Treasury Suggests 30% Excise Tax on Crypto Mining Firms
The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a 30% excise tax on the cost of powering crypto mining facilities. CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin weighs in on the reasons...
U.S. Treasury Suggests 30% Excise Tax on Crypto Mining Firms

Core Scientific To Shut Down Celsius Crypto Mining Equipment; Iran's Mining Outlook
Core Scientific To Shut Down Celsius Crypto Mining Equipment; Iran's Mining Outlook
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific will shut down mining rigs tied to Celsius Mining after a U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the motion to reject its contract. Both companies are un...
Core Scientific To Shut Down Celsius Crypto Mining Equipment; Iran's Mining Outlook

Outlook for Bitcoin Miners as Crypto Winter Drags On
Outlook for Bitcoin Miners as Crypto Winter Drags On
Sazmining President and Chief Operations Officer Kent Halliburton joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the state of mining as miners continue to face headwinds amid the ongoin...
Outlook for Bitcoin Miners as Crypto Winter Drags On