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Kazakhstan is experiencing civil unrest after a major internet shutdown resulted in many businesses – including crypto mining projects – unable to operate appropriately. Kazakhstan Internet Outage Results in Rioting Kazakhstan has become a new bitcoin mining hub over the past several months following the major China shutdown that occurred in the summer. China announced that to comply with new rules from Beijing designed to make the country more carbon neutral, all...

The town of Forsyth, Georgia is about to get a whole new cryptocurrency mining facility, but unfortunately, not all the residents are taking the news well. Forsyth, Georgia Will Be a New Crypto Haven The crypto mining industry has been great for many people. It has led to huge surges in new types of revenue, and it has also created a whole new string of jobs for tech hounds to enjoy. Sadly, the space has also garnered heavy bits of criticism from environmentalists who...

The European nation of Kosovo has banned all bitcoin and crypto mining as a means of saving electricity. The country is currently facing one of the worst energy crises it’s ever experienced, and it’s allegedly due to production outages. Kosovo Becomes the Next Country to Ban BTC Mining Artane Rizvanolli – the economy and energy minister – explained in a statement: All law enforcement agencies will stop the production of this activity in cooperation with other relevant...

Mike Novogratz – the CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. – says that bitcoin doesn’t consume nearly as much energy as everyone seems to think it does. Mike Novogratz Discusses How Much Energy BTC Really Uses Energy consumption has been a big topic in the world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency over the past year or so. Environmentalists everywhere seem to believe that mining crypto is somehow going to destroy the planet or render it unusable in some way. Even big names in...

Meten Holding Group Ltd. – an English-language training program used regularly in China – has joined a panel of experts to establish a whole new bitcoin mining and research firm. Meten Holding Is Building Its Own Mining Firm The new company will study, build, and sell mining equipment. Among the industry experts that are helping Meten create its new line of business are Mr. Zhijun Liu, VP of Hummingbird Mining Machine, a crypto mining enterprise; Yunning Li, the former...

Eco Penguin – a company designed to offset carbon emissions in the crypto industry – is partnering with a non-profit company known as Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty (COTAP). It is the first carbon-offsetting company to accept crypto as a method of payment. Eco Penguin Is Hoping to Limit Carbon Emissions from Crypto The goal is to help all crypto firms accept responsibility for the damage they allegedly cause to the environment. This has been a heavy topic over the...

SPC Miner – a crypto mining rig manufacturer that has its headquarters in the United Kingdom – has announced it’s going to start mining digital currencies in Kazakhstan. As the world’s biggest landlocked country, Kazakhstan offers the company the space and resources it needs to already begin setting up its new S21 mining rigs throughout the nation. Kazakhstan Is the New Go-To Place for Mining Projects Kazakhstan has become something of a central bitcoin mining hub for...

China made headlines this year when it decided to end all bitcoin and crypto mining projects within its borders. However, while many of the miners in the country decided to leave or call it quits, there are many others that felt they should stick around and carry out their mining projects in secret. They’re now running an underground mining ecosystem, and they’re hoping every day that the authorities don’t find out about what they’re doing. China Has Ended Crypto Mining,...

Canaan Inc – one of the largest bitcoin mining companies in the world – is now the subject of a class-action lawsuit brought forth by several investors through a Manhattan court. A federal judge has ruled that a Hong Kong couple should lead the securities-fraud suit against the firm even though the filing was delivered late. Canaan Is at the Center of a Heavy Suit The decision was made by U.S. District Judge John Cronan, who believes that Bill Lu and Liyang Huang are the...

David Marcus – head of the blockchain department at Facebook, now known as Meta – has stated he will be exiting his position and leaving the social media giant at the end of 2021. David Marcus Is Taking a Different Path Marcus is a former PayPal executive that joined forces with Facebook to release a new cryptocurrency that people could use to pay for goods and services. Known as Libra, the currency would be tied to a wallet system called Calibra, which would store...