MARA Launches Pilot to Harness Shale Gas for Bitcoin Mining Operations
MARA, one of the largest bitcoin miners in the public market, has kicked off an exciting new pilot program aimed at powering its operations with excess natural gas from U.S.…
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Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Subsidiary Mines Bitcoin With Surplus Energy
According to a report from Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s oldest national newspapers, a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has taken an innovative step into the world of…
Academic Paper Demonstrates Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Mitigate Methane Emissions
Researchers Murray A. Rudd, Matthew Jones, Daniel Sechrest, Daniel Batten, and Dennis Porter have unveiled a new study showcasing a cutting-edge framework that fuses landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) systems with bitcoin…
Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Expands Power Capacity at Texas Data Center
Iris Energy Limited has announced an increase in its power capacity at the Childress site in Texas from 600 megawatts (MW) to 750 MW. This expansion follows approval from the…
Northern Data’s Peak Mining Acquires Second 300-Megawatt Site in Texas
According to Peak Mining, a subsidiary of the German bitcoin mining and infrastructure firm Northern Data, the company has announced the purchase of a 300-megawatt ERCOT-approved site in Corpus Christi,…
Bitcoin price and energy use for mining highly correlated: UN report
UN scientists evaluated the activities of 76 Bitcoin mining nations during the 2020–2021 period and found that the global BTC mining network consumed 173.42 TW/hs of electricity.
Bitcoin miners seek alternative energy sources to cut costs
The next generation of crypto mining will focus on alternative energy sources for efficiency.
Bitcoin may hit $100K by capturing ‘even 2%–5% of gold’s market cap’ — Hut8 VP Sue Ennis
New developments in the Bitcoin mining space have Hut8 vice president Sue Ennis convinced that well positioned miners will thrive after the next BTC halving.
Renewable energy Bitcoin mining company powers up in Sweden
Bitcoin mining lands another green energy data center as global powerhouse GDA sets up shop in Sweden.
The Agenda podcast chats with Energy Web on how to fight climate change with help of blockchain
Energy Web CEO Jesse Morris explains why blockchain can make “going green” more efficient, how fighting climate change is easier and why they are building on Polkadot.