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World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin’s Code to Proof-of-Stake

According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet, a “change in the way bitcoin is coded could almost eliminate its environmental impact.” That statement stems from a tweet the WEF…

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Riot Blockchain Is Constructing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Navarro County, Texas

The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400…

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Riot Blockchain To Build a Private Electricity Station For its Bitcoin Miners

Bitcoin mining is a very energy-intensive activity, but that won’t be a problem for Riot Blockchain Inc. This U.S. mining company decided to create its own electrical substation in Texas…

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Texas’ Fort Worth Becomes the First US City that Mines Bitcoin

Fort Worth, in crypto-friendly Texas, will start mining bitcoin by using three Bitmain Antminer S9 mining rigs donated by the Texas Blockchain Council. The mayor believes the operational cost could…

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Mining Report Shows Bitcoin’s Electricity Consumption Decreased by 25% in Q1 2022

At the end of May last year, Tesla’s Elon Musk convinced bitcoin industry leaders to form a Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) and in mid-July, the BMC launched its public services…

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Fort Worth Is Mining Bitcoin in City Hall, Mayor Wants to Transform Region Into a Tech-Friendly City

On Tuesday, Fort Worth mayor Mattie Parker and Fort Worth revealed that the city is now the first U.S. city government in the country to mine bitcoin. According to the…

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