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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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Fervent Bitcoin trading approaches fresh supply crunch; Here’s what this week’s ‘halving’ event implies
Bitcoin's recent surge to record-breaking highs has left many scratching their heads in awe. Within…
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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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What is cryptocurrency? What to know about this increasingly popular digital currency before investing
Cryptocurrencies are decentralized, digital currencies that use blockchain technology to manage tra…
Louis DeNicola,Tessa Campbell
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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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Energy costs are soaring, bitcoin's price is plummeting — and that's why big crypto miners are selling tokens at a discount
Profits for bitcoin miners have tumbled in the face of rising electricity costs and a cryptocurrenc…
George Glover
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How to mine cryptos including bitcoin and ether: Your complete guide to the technical setups, profits, and risks involved
Crypto mining is a way to continue acquiring tokens when the market is down. We've interviewed near…
Business Insider
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Mozilla halts cryptocurrency donations after climate impact backlash
Cryptocurrency mining has come under intense scrutiny for its climate impact globally. "Start…
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Ether surges 8% after a network update that will slow how quickly new tokens are created
The ethereum upgrade, codemaned EIP-1559, makes transaction fees more predictable and will slow the…
Matthew Fox
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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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Cryptocurrencies have had a wild few weeks. Here's how the volatile price swings have affected investors, traders, miners, and DeFi companies.
For most of the cryptocurrency community, the recent price swing "stress test" meant nothing more t…
Will Daniel
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Here's how Ethereum 2.0 promises to be green, scalable, and far more efficient
The new process is far more energy-efficient since the complexity of the cryptographic work …
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Jack Dorsey says Block is building a bitcoin mining system so that anyone can easily buy a rig
Block is officially building a bitcoin mining system to make mining bitcoin "more distributed and e…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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Bitcoin miners raked in more than $1 billion in combined earnings last month. Here's how they make money.
As of February 2021, miners gain 6.25 bitcoin for every new block mined - equal to about $330,475 b…
Shalini Nagarajan
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A pair of 34-year-old former Credit Suisse traders turned crypto whales say they're beating bitcoin by owning ether - and downplay the energy-use concerns of mining and Elon Musk's impact
The two started a firm focused exclusively on cryptocurrencies, and they say their largest holding …
Natasha Dailey
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Crypto mining rigs selling with a ‘vengeance’ in Vietnam despite regulatory gray zones
Back in 2017, the country imported more than 7,000 rigs. Ironically, most of the rigs …
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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…