Tag: Miners

Abkhazia Shuts Down 2 Crypto Farms, Seizes Mining Hardware

Authorities in Abkhazia have closed down two crypto mining farms that have been illegally connected to the power grid. The facilities were minting digital coins in violation of a mining…

Bitmain To Host Miners In 180-Megawatt Data Center In Kazakhstan

Crypto mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has partnered with Enegix to host Antminer S19 Pro devices in one of the world’s largest data centers. The facility located in Kazakhstan is designed…

Russian Crypto Industry Scrambles To Attract Miners As Kazakhstan Overtakes Russia In Mining Volume

An industry association representing the Russian crypto sector has launched a project to entice bitcoin miners. Despite its abundant sources of cheap energy, Russia is now lagging behind Kazakhstan, another…

Blockchain ‘Immutability’ Dispute Sparked By Ethereum Request For Reorg Contract

Just recently, a software developer and “Solidity nerd” called Bunny Girl has sparked heated conversations within the cryptocurrency community over a smart contract that reveals a process called a “Request…

Bitcoin Taproot Support Lags At 27% — Even Though Soft Fork Is Opt-In Supporters Beg Nodes To Update

On June 12, the crypto community celebrated the fact that the Bitcoin network locked in Taproot support in order to activate the largest upgrade the protocol has seen in four…

‘We Want You,’ Pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis Invites Crypto Miners To Wyoming

U.S. lawmaker and bitcoin advocate Cynthia Lummis has indicated that cryptocurrency miners are welcome in Wyoming. In a recent interview, the senator defended bitcoin’s carbon footprint and later invited miners…

New Bill To Ban Crypto Payments In Iran, Support Mining And Regulate Exchange

Urged by the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Iranian lawmakers have prepared new legislation to introduce comprehensive rules for the expanding industry. While the bill effectively bans crypto payments in the…