Mining

Lee Bratcher – president of the Texas Blockchain Council – said in a recent interview he wants his state to become the biggest blockchain haven in the United States. He further mentioned that he would like his Texas to become the Silicon Valley of blockchain. The Texas Mining Agenda Keeps Growing The state’s 88th legislative session has been quite productive. Thus far, one crypto law has passed already, while many others are waiting in the wings (passage is...

In einer Welt, die von immer schnelleren technologischen Fortschritten geprägt ist, hat die Idee einer universellen Grundversorgung oder eines Grundeinkommens für alle immer mehr an Bedeutung gewonnen. Kürzlich sorgte eine neuartige digitale Währung namens „Worldcoin“ für Aufsehen, da sie verspricht, genau dieses Ziel zu erreichen. Doch was genau verbirgt sich hinter Worldcoin und kann es wirklich ein Grundeinkommen für alle schaffen? Was ist Worldcoin? Worldcoin ist eine dezentrale...

Worldcoin ist ein biometrisches Kryptowährungsprojekt der Iris, das von Tools for Humanity aus San Francisco und Berlin entwickelt wurde. Es wurde 2019 von OpenAI-Geschäftsführer Sam Altman, Max Novendstern und Alex Blania gegründet und wird von VC Andreessen Horowitz unterstützt. Worldcoin ist eine dezentrale Kryptowährung, die auf der Blockchain-Technologie basiert. Die Idee hinter dieser digitalen Währung ist es, jedem Erdenbürger ein...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous, making its presence felt across various sectors. Gradually infiltrating every aspect of human activity, this buzzword, although not entirely new, has captivated the minds of both seasoned tech gurus and novices alike. The integration of the digital asset space and AI was inevitable. Industry players are actively exploring innovative approaches to integrate these two technologies. Hence, the pivot of crypto miners to this...

Tether – one of the largest and most popular stable currencies around – has announced plans to open a huge bitcoin mining facility in the South American region of Uruguay. The clincher? The company is going to operate the facility only using renewable energy. Tether to Mine Bitcoin in South America This is a big deal in that bitcoin and crypto mining operations have gotten a bad rap over the last several years on account of the high number of reports that have...

John Chen, an executive working with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP), has been placed on administrative leave after he took part in crypto mining companies that allegedly go against the values and ethics of his agency. John Chen in Hot Water Chen reportedly earns more than $300K a year through his job with the DWP. He has served, for the past few years, as the department’s director, though having been part of a crypto mining company in Colorado...

The $7 trillion asset management giant Vanguard Group now owns a 10.24% stake in Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) – the world’s largest Bitcoin mining company. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday showed that Vanguard has upped its exposure to the firm from 15.2 million shares to 17.9 million. Based on Riot’s current share price, Vanguard’s stake is now worth $295 million. The company also bought millions of shares in competing firm Marathon...

Cynthia Lummis – the republican senator of Wyoming – has proven herself to be a major bitcoin bull. During the recent Miami Bitcoin Conference, Lummis made an appearance and commented that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies could help clean up the environment. Cynthia Lummis on the Power of Crypto She explained: One of the advantages of bitcoin mining is that when you drill an oil and gas well, and it is distant from other oil and gas wells, you vent the gas into the...

Bitcoin (BTC)’s performance this year is modeling that of previous 4-year market cycles, signaling the early innings of another potential bull market, according to market analysis firm Reflexivity Research. The firm published a report this week exploring drivers behind the asset’s strong performance in Q2, examining both market structure and on-chain data. Who Is Buying Bitcoin? As the report states, Bitcoin’s present tailwind to two critical events this year: the banking...

One of the leading cryptocurrency mining companies – Marathon Digital – produced 979 BTC in June, 21% less than the 1,245 BTC mined in May. As of the end of last month, the company owned 12,538 BTC, making it one of the biggest corporate holders of the primary digital asset. The June Figures The US-based BTC miner announced that the extremely hot weather in Texas last month and the emergence of Ordinals, which “significantly increased transaction fees,” have negatively...