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Cryptocurrencies tumble as China continues its crackdown against mining

The Chinese government is ramping up its crackdown on cryptocurrency. Authorities have called cry…

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Russia is mulling energy tariffs for crypto mining amid a wave of migration following China's ban, report says

"We can't let miners capitalize on the situation at the expense of low residential electricity tari…

Isabelle Lee   


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The president of Belarus reportedly wants his government to mine crypto using spare power infrastructure

Alexander Lukashenko said his country has enough energy resources to power cryptocurrency mining, a…

Isabelle Lee   


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China's crackdown on crypto slashed competition for North American bitcoin miners - and earnings are soaring to record highs as a result

Earnings reveal that non-Chinese mining firms produced more bitcoin in the second quarter amid Chin…

Emily Graffeo   


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China's crypto crackdown expands as a northern province announces new restrictions on mining and trading in cooperation with Beijing

"Cryptocurrency mining consumes an enormous amount of energy, which is against China's 'carbon neut…

Carla Mozée   


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Crypto mining – PC enthusiast’s worst nightmare or necessary evil

Cryptocurrencies are based on blockchains. In turn, blockchains need miners to verify transactions …

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Marathon Digital and other crypto-linked stocks drop after China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegal

China says bitcoin and ether cannot be used as currency in the world's second-largest economy, send…

Carla Mozée   


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Bitcoin mining will contribute just 0.9% to total global emissions by 2030, even in the most bullish price scenario: NYDIG

Bitcoin mining will only contribute to 0.9% of global carbon emissions even if the coin's price wer…

Camomile Shumba   


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Bitcoin mining powers the system that oversees transactions and creates new bitcoins

Bitcoin mining is the way transactions using the cryptocurrency are validated and how new bitcoins …

Charles Bovaird   


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A 'seismic shift' in Chinese crypto mining is underway and bitcoin could slide further as a result: Glassnode

Bitcoin's price could slide further as China's crypto crackdown pushes miners out of the market, sl…

Sophie Kiderlin   


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Bitcoin’s hash rate has dropped by 40% in one month — here’s what that means and why most investors aren’t worried

Simply put, a drop in the hash rate means chances of landing on the correct hash to earn Bitco…

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Cryptocurrencies are being battered by new restrictions in China. Here are 5 visuals illustrating the country's crypto crackdown.

Many observers have been focused on China's toughening stance on bitcoin, but the broader cryptocur…

Ethan Wu   


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China's central bank has ordered domestic banks and payment providers not to offer crypto services

China's central bank ordered domestic financial institutions to cut the payment channels of clients…

Isabelle Lee   


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Crypto FAQs answered — everything you need to know about crypto regulations, trading, taxes and CBDC in India

So far, the legality of cryptocurrencies in India have been more or less grey. The country act…

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A key measure of the health of the bitcoin network has tumbled 50% from its peak in May following China's crypto crackdown

On May 14, the hash rate fell from 180 EH/s to its current value of 90 EH/s, according to The Block.

Isabelle Lee   


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Bitcoin mining gets easier with a drop in hash rate but Ethereum’s popularity is catching up

Ethereum stepped up its game and briefly had more active addresses than Bitcoin this month. That…

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A massive cannabis farm raided by UK police turned out to be a bitcoin mine

"It's certainly not what we were expecting," police said. "It had all the hallmarks of a cannabis c…

Isabelle Lee   


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Bitcoin stages a rebound above $34,000 after wiping out all of its 2021 gains a day earlier

"We expect bitcoin to hold the $30,000 to $42,000 trading range for now," Pankaj Balani of Delta Ex…

Isabelle Lee   


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China banned all crypto transactions on Friday, but experts say the move was mostly priced in for bitcoin

"The reaction is significantly smaller than previous bans as the market has already priced in the r…

Isabelle Lee   


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Cryptocurrency mining stocks recover as bitcoin climbs back above $50,000

With rising questions over the environmental impact of bitcoin and new competition from altcoins, b…

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