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Bolivia’s state-owned energy firm YPFB will begin using crypto to pay for fuel imports as the country grapples with a severe shortage of U.S. dollars and dwindling natural gas production. The decision follows government approval to use digital assets for…
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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has directed newly appointed officials to prioritize energy infrastructure improvements and explore domestic cryptocurrency mining, citing an excess electricity supply and rising demand. Speaking to newly appointed Energy Minister Aleksei Kushnarenko, Lukashenko stressed the need to…
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Gryphon Digital Mining received a 850-acre industrial site powered by natural gas in Southern Alberta, Canada from a signed agreement with Captus Energy for $18.7 million. According to Gryphon Digital’s press release, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm plans to use…
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A report on the 2024 Kyrgyz government revealed crypto mining taxes contributed only around $535,000. This value dropped by nearly half compared to last year’s crypto mining tax collection. According to a budget document released by the Kyrgyzstan Ministry of…
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Enron Corporation plans to relaunch its business by leveraging blockchain technology following its historical collapse in 2001.
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By providing flexibility and monetization for energy producers, Bitcoin mining presents a novel and effective way to approach energy production.
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The cost of mining one Bitcoin drastically changed after April’s halving, while eight countries with affordable electricity have already banned BTC mining. Mining Bitcoin (BTC) was once a cash cow for early individual adopters, but not since the halving earlier…
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A recent International Monetary Fund report claiming a surge in carbon emissions from AI and crypto usage has sparked a rebuttal from Bitcoin advocate Daniel Batten. The report suggests that regulators should impose a ‘crypto carbon’ tax due to the…
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Venezuela's Ministry of Electric Power plans to cut off crypto-mining companies drawing power from the national power grid SEN (Sistema Electrico Nacional).Â
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The Energy Information Administration will soon embark on a data-gathering mission for crypto mining to gather comprehensive details regarding energy usage.
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Binance is set to publicly launch a crypto exchange in Thailand in early 2024 in partnership with the local energy powerhouse Gulf Energy Development. According to a filing with the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Nov. 15 by Gulf Energy,…
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Bitcoin and crypto mining are said to be energy-intensive processors. However, new studies discover that mining is not as energy-demanding as asserted.
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How do you secure a blockchain without harming the environment? It’s a question developers have grappled with since the Bitcoin genesis block was mined in 2009, and over the years a slew of alternative consensus mechanisms have come to the…
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GuildOne has partnered with Blockchain for Energy to pilot the first blockchain-based Integrated Joint Venture Management (IJVM) platform. Moving Power to Blockchain According to a Ledger Insights report published on June 3, oil and gas technology firm GuildOne has joined…
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Power Ledger (POWR), an Australian blockchain-powered energy trading firm founded in 2016, has conducted a solar energy trading trial in collaboration with the Australian government and found out that distributed ledger technology (DLT) based P2P energy trading helps consumers slash…
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BunkerTrace has announced the successful pilot of its unique blockchain that tracks fuel across the supply chain. The network is now live for commercial subscriptions, and companies and marine companies are jumping onto the bandwagon, as reported by AJOT, October…
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