A UN task force proposes taxing crypto mining to raise funds for climate action and cites IMF research that says $0.045 per kWh used could raise $5.2B annually
A tentative proposal to tax cryptocurrency mining to raise funds for climate action took off during a United Nations climate conference that's set to come to a close today. Bluesky: @glynmoody.bsky.so...
Putin signs a law legalizing cryptocurrency mining in Russia; only Russian legal entities and individuals included in a register will have the right to mine
Filing: the US DOE settles with bitcoin miner Riot Platforms and an industry group, and agrees to cancel its mandatory survey of energy use by crypto miners
Plaintiff Texas Blockchain Council; Plaintiff Riot Platforms, Inc. … Milk Road : 🥛 Crypto's Weekly Recap 👀 Mike Millard / DL News : Mandatory survey of Bitcoin miners' power consumption halted by US E...
Microsoft quietly updates its TOS to prohibit crypto mining on Azure and other services without “prior written approval”, citing “disruption or even impairment”
Windows giant fears coin crafting may upend its servers — UPDATED Microsoft has quietly banned cryptocurrency mining …
The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure
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Experts say Russia could use cryptocurrency tools to lessen the impact of US sanctions, including a forthcoming digital ruble and spoils from ransomware attacks
or Russia Allison Morrow / CNN : Financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade. Thank Bitcoin Jessica Sier / Australian Financial Review : Russia could use crypto to evade sanctions B...
Analysis: 14 of the world's biggest crypto mining companies moved 2M+ machines out of China following the country's ban in May, with a majority going to Russia
China's ban on cryptocurrency mining in May triggered an exodus of miners and a global race to relocate millions of the clunky …
China is warning state firms to exit cryptocurrency mining and is considering punitive measures for those that do not comply
China is warning its own state-owned enterprises to get out of cryptocurrency mining and is considering imposing punitive measures in the form of higher power prices …
As China expands its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining farms, analysis shows the price of GPUs has fallen on many e-commerce platforms in the country
Graphics cards from companies including Nvidia and Asus saw prices fall by as much as two-thirds on e-commerce platforms amid China's …
China's Sichuan Province closes crypto mines, following Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan; an estimated 90% of China's mining capacity has now been shut down
Many Bitcoin mines in Southwest China's Sichuan Province - one of China's largest cryptocurrency mining bases - were closed as of Sunday …