Mining Week 2023

An in-depth look into the latest advancements and current challenges in crypto and bitcoin mining, sponsored by Foundry

Mining Week 2023

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Consensus Magazine

‘We’re Compute Cowboys’: Gideon Powell on the Pioneer Spirit Driving Bitcoin Mining

An interview with the CEO of Cholla Inc., an oil & gas exploration company that’s investing in bitcoin mining.

Gideon Powell, who runs the family business Cholla Mining, sees bitcoin miners as modern day wildcatters. (Gideon Powell)

Opinion

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 industry expansion.

Mining rig (Getty Images)

Opinion

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 blockchain mining.

seagull sitting on a stake in. a. body of water (Jan Huber/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Amid Sanctions, Bitcoin Mining Machines Are ‘Flowing’ Into Russia, as Industry Thrives

Mining rig makers like Bitmain and MicroBT are expanding to Russia as the U.S. market becomes saturated, sources said.

(Egor Filin/Unsplash)

Opinion

Mining Bitcoin Is an Act of Freedom

Because it is an act an of service, CryptoQuant researcher Burak Tamaç writes in a Mining Week essay.

Hannah arendt (Barbara Niggl Radloff/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

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.

Solar panels and mining rig. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Want to Mine Bitcoin at Home? DIY Bitcoiners Have Stories to Share

From an ASIC-heated swimming pool to a handmade soundproof container, these die-hards found ways to make home mining feasible, if not quite profitable.

Gerald Glickman's "immersion-cooled bitcoin miner/pool heater" (YouTube)

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin Mining Computing Power May Drop as Much as 30% After Halving: Experts

Machine efficiency and low cost of power are key to surviving the bitcoin halving, industry figures tell CoinDesk.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Opinion

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.

we demand democracy protest sign (Fred Moon/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin Miners Buy Up Rigs as Prices Near All-Time Lows

Miners are prioritizing the inclusion of next-generation mining rigs in their operations to prepare for the next Bitcoin halving.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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