Featured Stories on Crypto and Bitcoin Mining
Public Mining Companies Offer Better-Than-Bitcoin Price Exposure in 2023
Core Scientific (CORZ), Riot Blockchain (RIOT), Bitfarms (BITF), Iris Energy (IREN) and CleanSpark (CLSK) have performed better than BTC this year, as this chart shows.
By George Kaloudis
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Jul 26, 2023 at 1:44 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2023
Through It All, the Bitcoin Mining Industry Looks Set for Growth
Though the Bitcoin halving will reduce rewards for miners, the prospects for the industry remain bright and innovations like Ordinals promise more demand for miner services in...
By George Kaloudis
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Jul 24, 2023 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2023
How Bitcoin Miners Can Stay Clear of SEC Scrutiny (and Fall Foul of It)
Regulators view Bitcoin and other proof-of-work cryptocurrencies as commodities. But mining firms can still trip over securities regulations if they’re not careful. This story...
By David Z. Morris
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Jul 25, 2023 at 3:38 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2023
How Miners Are Preparing for the Next Bitcoin Halving
Bitcoin’s fourth “halving” next April poses miners with strategic questions around equipment, energy use and diversification.
Ghost From the Well: Is Crypto Mining With Associated Gas Better for the Environment?
Oil and gas companies are keen to use gas that would normally be flared off to run bitcoin mining operations. But environmentalists claim the practice merely perpetuates the u...
By Anna Baydakova
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Jul 24, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2023
Leading Opinions on Crypto and Bitcoin Mining
A BlackRock BTC ETF Wouldn't Be Possible Without Bitcoin Miners
With institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity and Ark Investments all seeking SEC approval for Bitcoin ETFs, it's time to thank Bitcoin miners for laying the groundwork for indus...
By Sam Tabar
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Jul 28, 2023 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2023
Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't as Green as Advertised
Former Ethereum core developer Lane Rettig breaks done why the network's major proof-of-stake upgrade last year isn't inherently less wasteful, cheaper or more secure than blo...
Enhancing Profitability of Wind and Solar Through Bitcoin Mining
It's all about solving "the duck curve" problem on the grid. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.
Bitcoin Mining Is an Oligopoly, and Proof-of-Stake Isn't Any Better
Current ways of securing blockchains are essentially zero-sum games where miners win when users lose, Boto founder Breno Araujo writes.
Bitcoin Is on the Ballot in 2024
A series of bitcoin-related statements and policy announcements show how politicians are paying greater attention to crypto this campaign season. Crypto-skeptics, in particula...
Bitcoin Mining Has a Superpower
The blockchain's energy needs are flexible, location agnostic and responsive to grid changes, Texas Blockchain Council President Lee Bratcher writes.
Revenue Constraints Will Drive Bitcoin Mining to Sustainability
Proof-of-work mining has a place in global renewable energy adoption. But its larger role is ensuring economic freedom and liberty if nations are destabilized by climatic pres...
The Single Most Important Truth About Bitcoin Mining, Energy and the Environment
Proof-of-work mining will help to decarbonize the grid and lower the cost of energy production, Reed College professor and Bitcoin Policy Institute fellow Troy Cross writes.
By Troy Cross
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Jul 24, 2023 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2023