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Kathy Hochul – the governor of New York – and her administration is moving to shut down a crypto mining operation in the Finger Lakes, claiming it is creating too much pollution. New York Has Suddenly Become So Anti-Crypto In a recent statement, DEC commissioner Basil Seggos explained: We are applying a new law to a new operation which had significant increases in emissions, almost tripling emissions. The company itself was unable to demonstrate that it could come into...

The state of New York has introduced a new bill that if passed, would officially end all future proof of work (PoW) mining operations that want to call the Empire State home. New York Could End Crypto Mining for a While Right now, the bill is being discussed by the New York State Assembly in Albany, the region’s capital. The bill calls for a moratorium of not less than two years on all crypto mining operations within the state’s borders. The idea is to further study the...

Several bitcoin advocates – including Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame, Tom Lee from Fundstrat, and Michael Saylor (the CEO of MicroStrategy) – have penned a letter to congressional democrats who are asking that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) examine the effects of crypto mining on the planet. Crypto Mining Isn’t the Monster Everyone Thinks It Is The letter is aimed at getting these democrats to rescind their order to have the agency look at the emissions of said...

Fort Worth, Texas has become the first city government in all the United States to mine bitcoin. The city is employing three Antminer S9 rigs that will run all day, every day in a technology wing of the region’s city hall. Fort Worth, Texas Is at the Heart of BTC Mining Per city estimates, each rig will require about as much energy as a standard vacuum cleaner. Officials assure residents that the process will be clean. In addition, all three machines will be run on a...

Eng Taing is a real estate investor who loves making money. So much so that he’s now getting into crypto. Aside from putting his money into the housing market, he’s now established a new crypto mining firm consisting of about 261 machines. Eng Taing Has Set Up a Successful BTC Mining Firm In a recent article, Taing says that while crypto isn’t necessarily his first love, he sees the industry has a lot of potential. Thus, he wants to be in on the wealth secrets that the...

The United States is imposing more sanctions on Russia for its alleged involvement in the Ukraine invasion. The country is now saying it will penalize all crypto miners who seek to assist Russia in evading the present regulations set forth by the U.S. and its allies. Russia Is Getting Hit Again The United States has long been at it with Russia. The country potentially invaded Ukraine back in February despite many attempts from the U.S. and other countries to dissuade it...

A mining company in Denver, Colorado called Crusoe Energy has gotten its hands on $350 million through a new series C funding round led by G2 Venture Partners. Crusoe Energy Just Built Up Its Financial Reserves Crusoe Energy is famous for its ability to use wasted natural gas as power for mining bitcoin units. This is an argument that continues to arise in the crypto mining world. Can miners potentially use renewable energy to mine their assets so that the Earth is not...

Several crypto mining firms are trying very hard to transition to renewable energy. Crypto Mining Energy Sources Are Still Points of Heavy Arguing The arguments surrounding crypto mining have been permeating the space for years. While there are some analysts and industry heads out there who claim the space is not as damaging to Earth’s atmosphere as one would think, there are many environmentalists who claim otherwise, no matter what’s thrown at them. It also doesn’t...

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...

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...