Tag Archives: Bitcoin Mining

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News discussed two siblings – 14-year-old Ishaan Thakur and his nine-year-old sister Aanya – and how they began their own cryptocurrency mining business. They started out earning only about three dollars on a single day, but eventually, things rose to such prominence that they began earning $30,000 per month and even established their own cryptocurrency. Two Siblings Started a Mining Business That Continues to Expand Today, since opening their...

Cryptocurrency mining and environmentalism did not usually go hand in hand in conversations about the development of the blockchain industry, but one tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk was enough for the crypto community to start worrying about what Bitcoin and Proof-of-work miners are doing to the planet. An investigation by Forexsuggest studied several cryptocurrencies and measured how polluting they are, calculating the estimated carbon emissions and the amount of resources...

The government of Kazakhstan reportedly plans to put local companies working with digital assets under its regulatory scope. According to a proposed bill, those entities will have to give detailed information about their crypto operations to the country’s financial watchdogs to prove they have no connections to money-laundering schemes. Kazakhstan May Tighten Its Crypto Rules As reported by the local media Sputnik, the National Parliament of Kazakhstan passed a bill to make...

The town of Rockdale, Texas is small and doesn’t have much of a population. It may not seem like the city has much to offer, but for bitcoin miners, the amount of open space combined with low energy costs is a dream come true, and two big companies – Bit Deer and Riot Blockchain – are duking it out for dominance over the area. Rockdale Is the Envy of Major BTC Miners Both companies are within proximity of each other. In fact, Bit Deer – a division of Bitmain, arguably...

The leader of the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA) – Abbas Ashtiani – opined that the country’s central bank (CBA) is not capable of implementing a comprehensive regulatory framework on digital assets. As such, the authorities need to develop an “independent counsel” to resolve the issues. How Will Iran Regulate Crypto? Imposing regulations on the digital asset industry is a policy that each government takes quite individually. While China completely banned crypto mining and...

Blockchain and e-commerce firm Future FinTech Group Inc. is looking to build a new crypto mining farm in the South American nation of Paraguay. Future FinTech Brings Crypto Mining to South America The country’s minister of social development and the mayor of the city of Coronel Oviedo announced that they’ve had discussions with many of the firm’s executives regarding the development of its plans and the proposed site. In addition, the former deputy minister of national...

Digital payments and financial technology firm Mogo Inc. has created what it’s calling the world’s first official “green” version of bitcoin. The item in question is not necessarily a product, but rather an initiative. For every bitcoin unit purchased through its system, the company will plant trees and work to offset the carbon emissions allegedly caused by bitcoin and crypto mining. Mogo Is Trying to Make the Crypto World Greener The argument surrounding bitcoin’s growing carbon levels has...

The Nasdaq-listed company Mawson Infrastructure Group reportedly inked a partnership with Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to set up one of Australia’s largest bitcoin mining operations. It will be located in the beachside town – Byron Bay – and will use 100% renewable energy. Australia Aims at Green BTC Mining Apart from being one of the leading touristic hotspots in Australia, Byron Bay could also become the center of the country’s bitcoin mining. A recent report reads...

A recent survey revealed that the majority of the UK residents would not support their government if it imposed a crackdown on bitcoin due to environmental reasons. Somewhat expectedly, the elderly were bigger proponents of the move. Not The Best Idea The first ten months of 2021 have been another turbulent period for bitcoin. The primary cryptocurrency hit an all-time high price of nearly $65,000 in April but then plunged in the next several months to as low as $29K in July....

Jack Dorsey – the CEO of both social media giant Twitter and payments company Square – says that his latter company is looking into potentially creating a simplified mining rig that he believes will help the industry get stronger. Dorsey and Square Tackle Crypto Mining In a tweet last week, Dorsey explained: Square is considering building a bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals and businesses worldwide. If we do this, we’d follow...