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Expert Insight: Cryptocurrency Mining Accounts for Nearly 1% of Russia’s Energy Resources

Alexey Zhikharev, director of the Renewable Energy Development Association (REDA), revealed that cryptocurrency mining accounts for almost 1% of Russia’s energy consumption. He stated that as the industry grows, miners…

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Bitcoin Hashrate Inches Closer to Record as Difficulty Rise Looms

Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing steadily, closing in on its peak of 693 exahash per second (EH/s) recorded on Sept. 8. At present, it’s cruising just shy of that record,…

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Bitdeer Completes Testing of SEAL02 Bitcoin Mining Chip

Bitdeer Technologies Group has successfully completed prototype testing for its SEAL02 bitcoin mining chip, marking a pivotal advancement in the company’s technological development. The chip exhibited a power efficiency ratio…

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Russian Republic Dagestan Battles Underground Crypto Mining Amid Power Outages

Dagestan, a republic in Russia, is stepping up efforts to tackle illegal cryptocurrency mining due to its impact on the power grid and public safety. Underground mining operations have caused…

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Bitcoin Network Eases Up: Difficulty Falls 4.6% at Block 862,848

Bitcoin miners got a bit of a breather on Wednesday as the network’s difficulty dropped by 4.6% at block height 862,848. For the next two weeks, the process of finding…

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Hashpower Evolution: Bitmain’s New ASIC Packs 477,677% More Power than the 2013 S1

This week, Bitmain introduced its latest bitcoin mining machine, which packs an impressive punch with a reported output of 860 terahash per second (TH/s). To put that in perspective, this…

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Paraguayan Senate Passes Law Imposing up to 10 Years of Jail Time on Crypto Miners for Electricity Theft

The Paraguayan senate has passed a series of reforms that changed penalties for energy and cryptocurrency mining-related energy theft. Now, individuals and companies found to be stealing energy for cryptocurrency…

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Corruption in Paraguay: Senator States Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms Pay up to $500,000 to Operate Underground

Salyn Buzarquis, a Paraguayan senator, blasted the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), stating that high-ranking officials charged illegal bitcoin mining farms for operating underground. Buzarquis stated these unnamed officials…

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