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Norway Prepares to Reverse Electricity Tax Cut for Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
The Norwegian government is reviewing a proposal to abolish the policy of preferential tax treatment for data centers mining cryptocurrency with cheaper electricity. The executive power in Oslo says conditions have changed and the…
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Current Block Times and Estimates Suggest Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Is About to Catapult Much…
As bitcoin is coasting along under the $20K region, the network’s hashrate is still riding high at 250.04 exahash per second (EH/s) following the all-time high (ATH) the hashrate tapped on October 5. At the time of writing, the…
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Bitcoin’s Total Network Hashrate Hits an All-Time High at 321 Exahash per Second – Mining…
According to statistics on October 5, the total computational power backing the Bitcoin network tapped a fresh all-time high reaching 321.15 exahash per second (EH/s). Just after the record high, the network’s total hashrate was…
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Argentine Oil Subsidiary YPF Luz Powering Bitcoin Mining Activities With Residual Gas – Mining…
YPF Luz, a subsidiary of the Argentine state oil company YPF, is currently piloting a project to power bitcoin mining operations with residual gas. The initiative, which is currently being tested in Vaca Muerta, one of the biggest oil…
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Data Shows Bitcoin’s Hashrate Has Grown by More Than 4 Quadrillion Percent Since 2009 – Mining…
Following the network difficulty change six days ago on September 27, Bitcoin’s hashrate surpassed the 295 exahash per second (EH/s) range two times during the first two days of October. Presently the network is coasting along at 229…
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Bill Aims to Limit Crypto Mining in Kazakhstan Only to Registered Companies – Mining Bitcoin News
New legislation proposed in the parliament of Kazakhstan will allow only authorized miners to mint digital currency, if adopted. The draft has been designed to comprehensively regulate the industry and reduce what its sponsors label…
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Russia to Supply Electricity to Kazakhstan’s Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
Russia is preparing to provide Kazakhstan with additional energy needed to operate crypto mining farms in the Central Asian nation. New arrangements will allow Kazakhstan’s miners to buy electricity directly from the Russian power…
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SAI Tech Reveals 2 New Liquid Cooling Bitcoin Mining Containers Built for Overclocking Flexibility –…
On September 28, the bitcoin mining operator and clean-technology company, SAI Tech, announced the launch of two liquid cooling bitcoin mining infrastructure products called the Tankbox and Rackbox. The two new models join the firm’s…
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Bitcoin Mining Industry Reveals Mergers, Hashrate Increases, and New Facilities Amid Market Downturn…
While bitcoin is down more than 72% from the crypto asset’s all-time high, bitcoin mining operations are expanding at a rapid pace during the downturn. On Tuesday, the bitcoin miner Cleanspark said its hashrate has surpassed 4 exahash…
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Russia Said to Allow Crypto Mining in Regions With Hydroelectric and Nuclear Power – Mining Bitcoin…
Cryptocurrency mining should be allowed in areas with excess energy and prohibited in those that experience deficits, according to Russian officials preparing to legalize it. An expert from the crypto industry has recently marked the…
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