Tag Archives: Bitcoin Mining

A crypto mining facility in Wichita Falls (part of Clay County, Texas) has been active for some time. The funny thing is that nobody seemed to notice it. Texas Is a Big Crypto Mining Haven The mining facility has been extracting bitcoin and other forms of digital currency for several months. Judge Mike Campbell once joked that there were more cows than people in the area that the mining facility had made its home in. Developed by Dexa Resources, the company is taking...

Greenridge Generation – a power generation and Bitcoin mining company – reportedly faces an “uphill battle” in staying compliant with New York state’s environmental law. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is currently under pressure from a regional activist group to have the facility shut down. The Fight to Reach Emissions Targets In a conversation with WSKG news, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said that he has “significant concerns” as to whether the mining...

A PC gaming electronics researcher made headlines in the PC world this week after finding a way to boost the computational efficiency of the Nvidia RTX 3090 card per kWh. That could save the GPU crypto mining community some coin on the electric bill. In Chemnitz, Germany, a one-man hobbyist PC gaming researcher by the name of Igor Wallossek recently found a way to cut the power consumption of the Nvidia RTX 3090. A report about the home lab electronics caper by Hassan Mujtaba...

Block Stream, Block, and Tesla are all teaming up to mine bitcoin using solar energy in Texas. Texas Continues to Grow Its Mining Space Solar and storage technology is being provided by Tesla. In an interview, Adam Back – the CEO and co-founder of Block Stream – explained that the company is going to be a massive experiment in that it will be one of the first crypto mining firms to be fully powered by renewable energy. He says: People like to debate about the different...

Once considered an attractive country for Chinese Bitcoin miners after the country’s crackdown on any BTC mining activity, Kazakhstan now seems to be set to creating new taxes that will negatively impact the industry. On April 14, the Minister of National Economy, Alibek Kuantyrov, said in a government briefing that his team is working on a tax plan that would link tax payments to the valuation of the mined tokens. According to Kuantyrov’s statement, first reported by...

Winemakers in upstate New York are not happy that they’re having to share land with bitcoin and cryptocurrency miners. New York Is Seeing Its Winemakers at Odds with Crypto Miners The state of New York features what are known as the Finger Lakes, a series of thin bodies of water in its upstate region. This area has become popular amongst winemakers given the clean air and wholesomeness of the dirt. The Finger Lakes is fantastic for those looking to grow grapes and create...

Crypto miners in Texas must get approval from ERCOT to connect their rigs to the state’s power grid. Texas Requires New Permissions Before Crypto Can Be Mined It has come to the attention of the crypto world that Texas has become the place to be if one wants to set up a crypto mining business. The state provides vast open spaces and low electricity rates, and it appears many miners have moved their operations to the state to take advantage of Texas’ offerings. The state...

Das Bitcoin-Netzwerk soll mit Wind- und Solarstrom betrieben werden. Stromintensives Mining und Vorwürfe von Umweltkritikern war gestern – zumindest, wenn es nach den beiden Tech-Grössen Jack Dorsey und Adam Back geht. Die beiden Firmenchefs möchten sich in Texas zusammen tun und eine CO2-emissionsneutrale Bitcoin-Mining-Farm auf die Beine stellen, welche ihren Strom aus einer Solaranlage bezieht. Als Stromspeicher sollen die Megapacks des...

The newly developed processor for the proof-of-work algorithm can deliver up to 580 GH/s hash rate and can operate up to 26 J/TH power efficiency. The tech giant believes the new processing chip, Blockscale ASIC, will be a gamechanger that empowers blockchain applications to maintain decentralization via proof-of-work while asserting the principle of environmental sustainability. Scalability and Sustainability Intel, one of the largest semiconductor chips manufacturers in...

Digital Power Optimization, Inc. has joined hands with a hydroelectric power producer and a billion-dollar family office to establish a new green-powered company known as Cascade Digital Power. The company’s goal will be to mine digital currencies and provide mining services like repairs and maintenance to crypto projects throughout the U.S. while utilizing 100 percent renewable energy. The move is slated to bring down the carbon footprint of what has long been...