Crypto-Mining

Chia's Rising Popularity Fuel Price Hikes of Hard Drives in Asia
Chia’s Rising Popularity Fuel Price Hikes of Hard Drives in Asia
Chia, a cryptocurrency that is “farmed” based on proof of storage, is booming in Asia and fueling the cost of hard drives as the supply dwindles. Could chia be better for the...
Chia's Rising Popularity Fuel Price Hikes of Hard Drives in Asia

Crypto Mining Firm Sells Norwegian Facility as Government Eliminates Power Subsidy
Crypto Mining Firm Sells Norwegian Facility as Government Eliminates Power Subsidy
Hive Blockchain sold its mining facility in Norway after the government eliminated an electricity subsidy that provided tax relief for crypto miners. “The Hash” panel breaks d...
Crypto Mining Firm Sells Norwegian Facility as Government Eliminates Power Subsidy

Iran Central Bank to Allow Money Changers, Banks to Pay for Imports Using Mined Crypto
Iran Central Bank to Allow Money Changers, Banks to Pay for Imports Using Mined Crypto
The Central Bank of Iran is now allowing its banks to interact with cryptocurrencies and say mined crypto can pay for imports. “The Hash” panel discusses Iran’s changing crypt...
Iran Central Bank to Allow Money Changers, Banks to Pay for Imports Using Mined Crypto

Bitcoin's Environmental Impact: Misconceptions and Reality
Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact: Misconceptions and Reality
Bitcoin’s energy consumption has been a hot topic inside and outside the crypto sphere, but is bitcoin the environmental nightmare it is often made out to be? CoinDesk’s Ben P...
Bitcoin's Environmental Impact: Misconceptions and Reality

Kentucky Approves Bills Incentivizing Crypto Mining
Kentucky Approves Bills Incentivizing Crypto Mining
Move aside, coal miners. Could crypto miners soon be taking over Kentucky? Two proposed bills that would provide energy and tax breaks to crypto miners have received final app...
Kentucky Approves Bills Incentivizing Crypto Mining

Can a Bitcoin Mining Business Reduce Your Taxes?
Can a Bitcoin Mining Business Reduce Your Taxes?
Don Vo, CEO of VBit Technologies talks bitcoin mining and taxes, explaining what goes into at-home bitcoin mining, and how it’s akin to running your own business with tax-dedu...
Can a Bitcoin Mining Business Reduce Your Taxes?

From Tea to Baked Goods, Non-Crypto Chinese Firms Are Pivoting to Bitcoin Mining
From Tea to Baked Goods, Non-Crypto Chinese Firms Are Pivoting to Bitcoin Mining
Chinese companies that were never previously involved in crypto, including cookie companies and emergency supply providers, are jumping into crypto mining during the current b...
From Tea to Baked Goods, Non-Crypto Chinese Firms Are Pivoting to Bitcoin Mining

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2 Russian Nationals Charged With Mining Crypto on State Computers
Two Russian nationals are being prosecuted for allegedly crypto mining on Russian government-owned computer systems, state news agency TASS reported Monday.
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Iranian Government Proposes Annual License for Bitcoin and Crypto Miners
Government documents reveal a draft proposal for new cryptocurrency mining regulations in Iran.
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'Panda' Crypto Malware Group Has Nabbed $100K in Monero Since 2018
Cisco Talos has identified a group behind a spate of cryptocurrency-mining malware attacks targeting enterprise networks globally.
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