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The share of crypto miners in Russia’s power consumption structure already exceeds 2%, according to a new government estimate. On this backdrop, the country’s industry ministry believes it’s time to…
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party…
The proposal to ban Bitcoin mining in Norway was rejected in a vote by the Norwegian Parliament on May 10.
The fines will reportedly triple compared to current rates, while repeated violations will lead to jail time.
As today’s energy market becomes decentralized, energy grid operators may need to take a Web3 approach to asset management and security.
The arguments in favor included environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin transactions and “the risk to the movement’s reputation for accepting cryptocurrencies."
BTC mining and the miners, themselves, seem to be doing more than just securing the Bitcoin network.
Crypto Twitter discusses whether Bitcoin mining with clean energy provides a good solution for excess or unused energy.
In the past two years, law enforcement authorities in Malaysia have arrested hundreds of individuals for theft of electricity allegedly used to mint digital currencies. The country’s police force has…
The legal vacuum in the crypto mining sector must be filled “as soon as possible,” according to a statement by Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Evgeniy Grabchak. The government official…