Mining

The central bank of China has recently issued a report claiming that bitcoin trading in the country has fallen from about 90 percent to ten percent worldwide at the time of writing. China Bitcoin Trading Has Really Fallen Automatically, we feel a huge inclination to shout, “Duh!” at the bank’s representatives. If they are reporting this in surprise, they are on the wrong track. China has worked very hard over the past year to ensure that bitcoin and crypto trading has no...

[PRESS RELEASE – Hongkong, Hongkong, 1st March, 2022] As more people begin to explore the realm of cryptocurrency, a new, fast-growing startup is helping people mine for Helium with minimized risks. HeliumRent, offers customers the ability to rent a shared hotspot—eliminating hefty startup costs for those just getting started. HeliumRent’s new service is reliable, legal, and secure, offering 24/7 customer support from industry experts. Customers who are interested in renting...

Residents of a town called North Tonawanda in New York are not too happy about all the noise created by a nearby digital currency mining facility. Located on Erie Avenue, a street used by several neighborhoods, citizens feel that the noise levels are making the area unsafe. Crypto Mining Facility in New York Is Quite Noisy One of the residents complaining about the nose is a woman named Darlene Bolsover. In an interview, she says the mining facility presents a lot of...

Despite heavy calls from environmentalists to end the practice, it doesn’t look like crypto mining is leaving us anytime soon. In fact, it appears that the space is going to get even bigger in the coming years. Crypto Mining Continues to Expand There is a widespread desire for digital assets, and as this desire grows, miners are being asked to place more units into circulation. Thus, crypto mining is still very much in style, and so long as people continue to demand...

The fifth-largest Ethereum mining pool – Flexpool – announced it will no longer provide services to customers in Russia. By doing so, the entity opposed Putin’s military operation and showed solidarity with Ukraine. The mining company became the first in its field to halt its endeavors on Russian soil. This comes a day after the largest country by landmass sent military troops in Ukraine and endangered the peace in Eastern Europe. Flexpool stated that it usually stands away...

Amsterdam-based bitcoin mining firm – Bitfury – announced it will launch a new 28MW digital asset mining site in Ontario, Canada. The facility will launch with an operational capacity of 16MW, while an additional 12MW will be added by the end of May. Bitfury’s Next Mining Center The technology company focused on digital asset mining currently has mining sites in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North America. According to a recent press release, it will double...

Chinese courts will now issue jail sentences if individuals engage in fundraising activities via crypto from the public. New Guideline: Crypto Fundraising, A Punishable Offence After an intense crackdown on trading and mining, China is taking its anti-crypto stance to another level. For the first time, the Chinese Supreme People’s Court has announced amending the interpretation of the nation’s Criminal Law to make public fundraising through “virtual currency” illegal....

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy discovered and halted the operations of 13 illegal digital asset mining farms. Those were collectively using an electricity capacity of over 200 megawatts. War on Illegal Miners The central Asian country was torn by protests at the beginning of 2022 when thousands of residents occupied the streets to fight against the surging electricity prices. Shortly after that unrest, Kazakhstan’s government vowed to crack down on unauthorized...

Montana environmentalists aren’t happy about a decommissioned coal mine going into business again, this time as a crypto mining facility. Crypto Mining Rubs Climate Friendly People the Wrong Way Known as the Hardin generating station, the facility is a 115-megawatt coal plant located near the site of the historic battle of Little BigHorn. It was slated to close in 2018 given the lack of customers, and usage has seriously died down as of late. However, it looks like a...

ConocoPhillips – one of the biggest producers of oil and gas in the world – is entering the crypto mining space. The company announced early last week that it is heading a bitcoin mining pilot project in what’s known as the Bakken, a region in North Dakota popular amongst new producers of energy in the U.S. ConocoPhillips Has Found a Way to Put Excess Oil to Use A spokesperson for the company explained that ConocoPhillips is not operating the project itself. Rather, it’s...