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An Airbnb host had to ban crypto mining after guests racked up a $1,500 electric bill
Airbnb host Ashley Class got a shockingly high utility bill, then looked back at footage that captu…
Dan Latu
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Residents in rural Texas are suing their noisy neighbor: a humming bitcoin mining facility
Residents want a permanent injunction, alleging the bitcoin mining facility's loud hum and vibratio…
Geoff Weiss
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Bitcoin miners got kicked out of China. Now they're sucking America dry.
Chinese-owned bitcoin mines are popping up in rural towns across the US. And they require massive a…
Taylor Dorrell
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China is now the world's 2nd-biggest bitcoin miner after activity bounced back from the government's crackdown
A surge in covert mining operations post-ban means China is now the world's second-largest location…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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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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Campaigners call for bitcoin miners to drop 'proof of work' to reduce their excessive use of energy
Greenpeace and other climate groups hope to tackle the excessive energy use in bitcoin mining by en…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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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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China catches hundreds of banned crypto miners stealing electricity amid energy crisis
Banned crypto miners reportedly siphoned electricity from public agencies and universities during a…
Carla Mozée
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A New York power plant that mines bitcoin faces big test in governor's office
Greenidge Generation in the third quarter of 2020 said it mined 729 bitcoins and had approximately …
Isabelle Lee
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The US unseats China as world's biggest bitcoin miner, accounting for a third of the global hash rate after Beijing's crackdown
The increase in the share of the US came after China in September banned all cryptocurrency transac…
Isabelle Lee
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Crypto’s ‘great mining migration’ has Chinese miners looking at Texas
What sets the southern US state apart is that its politicians are pro-crypto, which could he…
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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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Environmental impact of Bitcoin mining has gotten worse since China’s ban, according to a new study
Bitcoin industry groups have often claimed that green mining is gaining prominence. However, a new …
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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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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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Why China's crypto crackdown is creating 'tremendous' opportunities for miners in other countries, according to industry execs
The ban on mining operations in China has actually helped bitcoin move towards its goal of becoming…
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…