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Minerset․com Announces New 200-Megawatt Crypto-Mining Facility

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PRESS RELEASE. Known as a leader in cryptocurrency-mining hardware sales and logistics, Minerset has generated more than $300 million in distributing 120,000-plus crypto-mining devices to more than 200 investors worldwide. As a strong supporter and heavy investor in a cryptocurrency-mining ecosystem,…

An In-Depth Look at Satoshi Island — A Crypto-Centric Residential Community in Vanuatu Where Land Titles Are NFTs

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According to reports, there’s a 32 million square-foot island located in Vanuatu that’s in the midst of being constructed into a crypto-centric residential community by the island’s owners: Satoshi Island Holdings Limited. So far, more than 50,000 individuals have applied to…

MiCA Amendments Proposed Last Minute Revive Threat of EU Ban on Bitcoin, Report Reveals

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Changes to the EU’s MiCA proposal to regulate crypto markets, suggested shortly before a vote on the package, indicate a bitcoin ban is still a possibility. Despite recently removing wording that would have prohibited coins with energy-intensive mining, some members of…

Proof-of-Work Ban Removed From Europe’s Proposed Crypto Regulation

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A text threatening to prohibit cryptocurrencies relying on energy-intensive proof-of-work mining has been deleted from the draft legislation aimed at regulating the European crypto space. The move comes after the controversial provision sparked objections from the crypto community. MiCA Proposal Drops…

Bitcoin Mining Report Shows Network’s Emissions Account for 0.08% of the World’s CO2

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During the last year, Bitcoin — the cryptocurrency network that leverages proof-of-work (PoW) to process transactions and secure the protocol — has received a lot of criticism about its environmental impact. This week, the cryptocurrency firm Coinshares published a report that…

Regulator Reiterates Call for EU Ban on Proof-of-Work Mining

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The EU should prohibit proof-of-work crypto mining, an executive at the European securities watchdog has insisted. Coins relying on the energy-intensive method of minting pose a risk to efforts aimed at meeting climate change goals such as those set in the…

Marathon Expands Miner Deployment Deal With Compute North, Aims to Power 100K+ Miners With Renewables

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Marathon Digital Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining-based company, has announced a new deal with Compute North, a data center service provider, to host more than 100,000 mining machines in its data centers. The deal is an expansion of an earlier deal…

Bitcoin Mining Operation Genesis Digital Assets Announces New Data Center in West Texas

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Following a number of ASIC mining rig acquisitions from the manufacturer Canaan, the bitcoin mining operation Genesis Digital Assets announced on Monday that the firm is developing an industrial-scale bitcoin mining data center in West Texas. According to the announcement, Genesis…

Tesla Informs SEC It May Restart Transacting in Cryptocurrencies

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Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a quarterly filing that it may restart the practice of transacting in cryptocurrencies for its products and services. Tesla suspended accepting bitcoin in May, citing…

Australia Needs Regulations to Facilitate Crypto Business, Senate Committee Reports

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A Senate committee in Australia has made a number of proposals to address the lack of proper regulations for the cryptocurrency space. The lawmakers believe the country needs new rules for its fintech and digital asset industries to be able to…