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Catalysts for Bitcoin's Recent Price Rally

The "Week in Review" panel analyzes possible drivers for bitcoin's recent price rallies. Sovereign nations and institutional investors like Goldman Sachs and Bridgewater Associates have shown increased interest in digital assets. Plus, highlights from CoinDesk’s Mining Week content.

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Bitcoin Faces Next Resistance of $46K

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets Brad Keoun shares his price outlook for BTC as indicators suggest a short-term bullish run. Plus, Managing Editor for Tech Christie Harkin discusses the future of European crypto regulation as the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill moves forward without the controversial provision that targeted proof-of-work mining. 

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Greener Bitcoin Mining Could Be China’s ‘Trillion-Dollar Present’ to the US

Can change come fast enough for an ESG-embattled mining industry?

A Bitfury mine in Mo i Rana, Norway. The mine is 90% powered by hydroelectricity and employs five locals. (Bitfury)

Opinion

Exponential Software Requires Exponential Hardware

Web 3 will require the creation of a new structure of hardware, custom-built for the rapidly growing needs of the software.

(Magnus Engø/Unsplash)

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How Northern Italian Hydropower Producers Became Bitcoin Miners

In the pursuit of economic sustainability, northern Italian hydropower producers are turning to bitcoin mining.

The Valstagna hydropower plant located in the Veneto region of Italy houses 300 ASIC miners set up by Alps Blockchain. (Sandali Handagama)

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CleanSpark CEO: Crypto Mining and ESG Are Match Made in Heaven

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford addresses the often talked about ESG concerns of bitcoin mining, highlighting the use of renewable energy as a way to shift the narrative. Plus, insights on how China’s crypto mining ban affected the industry's carbon footprint. 

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7 Wild Bitcoin Mining Rigs

Here are some of the innovative and sometimes hilarious functions bitcoin miners have found for their rigs.

MintGreen heating whisky using bitcoin mining rigs (MintGreen)

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The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers

As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week content, Managing Editor for Tech Christie Harkin discusses the increasing prevalence of a cyberattack called "cryptojacking," which non-consensually uses the victim’s GPU to mine cryptocurrency, primarily Monero. Plus, a conversation on donating computer power to mine crypto for charitable causes. 

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Opinion

Why the Bitcoin Mining Debate Is So Dysfunctional

Specialization is necessary, but bitcoiners and miners need to learn to listen to each other, says Will Foxley, director of content at Compass Mining.

(Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

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Why Crypto Mining Actually Matters

Ideological arguments over proof-of-work and proof-of-stake miss the larger point: Mining means the production of objective truth, says futurist Dan Jeffries. This post is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.

A crypto mining farm (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)