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Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Wants to Make Bitcoin a Climate-Positive Asset

"I don’t think there’s ever been an asset before that would drive so much capital into sustainability," co-founder Bradford Van Voorhees told CoinDesk.

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Policy

Kazakhstan Legislature Pushes New Crypto Rules Forward: Report

The lower house of the country's parliament has passed five bills relating to digital assets as the government seeks to tighten its grip on crypto activity, particularly crypto mining.

Binance is on track to being able to operate in Kazakhstan. (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

Tech

Block Subsidiary Spiral, Mining Tech Firm Braiins Spearhead Push for Bitcoin Mining Upgrades

The firms are part of a working group pushing for the adoption of Stratum V2, which promises to increase the Bitcoin network's censorship resistance and decentralization.

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Finance

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners

The difficulty gauge rose 13.55% from the last adjustment roughly two weeks ago, the largest such move since May 2021.

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

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Is Cool Again; We Can Thank Africa, Prudence and Growing Hashrate for That

It has been a tough year for crypto mining industry, but the industry is primed for a rebound soon.

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

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Raises $27M to Ease Liquidity Pressures, Shares Plunge 15%

The firm has also sold 3,400 Antminer S19's to raise $7 million.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Is About to Get Tougher With Difficulty Primed for Another Sharp Rise

Miners with higher cost and large debt load will be weeded out by the crypto winter, according to industry experts.

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Videos

Bitcoin Is Trading With the Markets Right Now ‘for Better or for Worse,’ Expert Says

Bitcoin (BTC) is holding its ground at $20,000 despite concerns of rising layoffs and OPEC oil cuts. Dan Weiskopf of Tidal Financial Group joins “First Mover” with his outlook on the broader crypto market. Plus, the importance of diversification in the mining space and the challenges miners are facing.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Invested $31.3M in Bankrupt Data Center Compute North

The miner also has about $50 million in security deposits and prepayment to Compute North for hosting Marathon’s bitcoin miners.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale’s New Venture Aims to Capture Bear Market Opportunities in Bitcoin Mining

Digital asset mining and staking infrastructure firm Foundry,will manage the day-to-day operations of Grayscale’s new co-investment vehicle

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)