September 22, 2021

Jesse Willms

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Blockstream has launched an atomic swap tool for its Liquid Network sidechain, enabling transaction of digital assets between blockchains.
Business

How Blockstream’s New ASIC Division Will Propel Bitcoin Mining

As Bitcoin transforms the incentives around energy use, will solar power become the future of mining?
Business

Is Solar Power A Good Fit For Bitcoin Mining?

Mining - Will This Vulnerability Finally Compel Bitmain to Open Source Its Firmware?
Business

Bitmain And The Institutionalization Of Bitcoin Mining Manufacturers

Crypto Mining
Business

Why Aren’t More Bitcoin Miners Setting Up Shop In Canada?

Bitcoin mining is a practice that will drive green energy use with renewable energy that helps the climate.
Business

Is Nuclear Power The Future Of Bitcoin Mining?

Mining machines, also called mining rigs or ASICs, are used by bitcoin miners to mine bitcoin.
Business

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Mining Council’s First Quarterly Report

North America
Business

These U.S. States Want Your Bitcoin Mining Business

Bitcoin mining requires a significant amount of energy but it is also driving miners to renewable energy sources that help the Earth stay green.
Business

As Bitcoin Companies Make The Industry Green, Investors Will See The Light

Iranian mining devices seized
Business

New York’s Misguided Legislation To Pause Bitcoin Mining Won’t Stop The Industry

Chinese bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain has opened a headquarters in Texas, marking the latest in a trend for the Lone Star State.
Business

How Texas Is Becoming A Mecca For Bitcoin Miners

Compute North’s latest and largest colocation center will provide 100 megawatts of power in Nebraska with bitcoin mining clients in mind.
Business

Inside Argo Blockchain’s Mission To Change Bitcoin Mining

As a project in Northern Sweden shows, Bitcoin’s reliance on energy consumption could bring a more sustainable future.
Business

Bit Digital, Compute North Partner To Drive Sustainable Bitcoin Mining

Mining - Canadian Provinces Compete for Attention of Bitcoin Mining Businesses
Business

As Bitcoin Mining Revenue Hits All-Time Highs, Access To ASICs Is Key

Stranded natural gas operations could be the next major avenue of Bitcoin’s entry into the global energy production industry.
Business

Bitcoin Mining Heat Capture Startup MintGreen Closes Seed Financing Round

North America
Business

A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Bitcoin Mining In North America Part Two: Seeking Stranded Energy

As bitcoin’s price outpaces the cost of mining in China, it can be difficult to get your hands on a bitcoin miner.
Business

Compute North Raises $25 Million To Expand Bitcoin Mining Operations

BTC.com’s years-long first place position is threatened by rival bitcoin mining pool Poolin.
Business

Chinese Mining Pool Poolin Acquires North American Competitor NovaBlock

With 4.3 million bitcoin mining machines running on the network, Whatsminer’s founder predicts the Bitcoin hash rate will reach 120 exahashes by the end of 2019.
Business

Hut 8 Partners With Foundry Digital To Secure 475 PH/s In Bitcoin Mining Capacity

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Business

A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Bitcoin Mining In North America

Bitmain and Canaan have launched new bitcoin mining devices, delivering higher hash rates at lower energy costs, in anticipation of the upcoming Bitcoin halving.
Business

Compute North, Foundry Digital Partner To Bring More Bitcoin Mining To North America

As more groups work to contribute Bitcoin mining hash rate from North America, industry-focused financial services providers are critical.
Business

How Industry Financial Services Are Buoying North American Bitcoin Mining

Vancouver-based DMG has launched a new bitcoin mining pool that emphasizes regulatory compliance over low fees, offering a new industry avenue.
Business

New North American Mining Pool Bets On Region And Regulatory Compliance

What role should mining pools play in ensuring decentralization as record hash rates and difficulty levels roll in?
Business

As Bitcoin Mining Becomes More Competitive, Will Pools Ensure Decentralization?

With some of its highest hash rates ever, the Bitcoin mining industry has weathered a harsh 2020 and increasingly moved away from China.
Business

The Sun Never Sets On Bitcoin Mining: Decentralization Continues As China Flounders

mining and coronavirus
Business

Coronavirus, the Halving and a Price Drop: Bitcoin Mining Marches On

In 2020, factors like new hardware, the upcoming reward halving and more will determine how bitcoin mining, and Bitcoin in general, grows.
Business

Hashing Ahead: A Look at Bitcoin Mining in 2020

North America is becoming an increasingly popular home for bitcoin mining operations, from Georgia to Alberta. Here’s a look at the new expansions.
Business

Bitcoin Mining in North America: A New Gold Rush in the New World

Though China still dominates the bitcoin mining industry, operations are relocating or starting up in locales all over the world.
Business

Beyond China and North America: The Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining

Recent research projects are diving into how Millenials and Gen Zers feel about cryptocurrency and its future.
Culture

New Research Shows How Young Adults Drive the Cryptocurrency Revolution

Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms is taking advantage of Québec’s hydropower and new Chinese mining equipment to expand operations.
Business

Bitfarms Expands Bitcoin Mining Operations in Québec

Alex Tapscott, co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute, on his upcoming report, Facebook’s libra and why bitcoin is an “unstoppable force.”
Business

Blockchain Research Institute’s Alex Tapscott Doubles Down on Bitcoin

Plouton Mining has raised $1 million for a proposed sustainable, solar-powered bitcoin mining complex in California’s Mojave Desert.
Business

Mojave, California Could Be the Home of Sustainable Bitcoin Mining

Newton CEO Dustin Walper thinks that bitcoin mass adoption will only come when trading is made easier and cheaper.
Markets

Newton Enters Canadian Crypto Exchange Market With No-Fees Trading

Canada has introduced AML regulations in response to concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing.
Business

Canadian Government Releases Final AML Regulations for Crypto Businesses

Paxful and AirTM Partner to Increase Bitcoin Adoption in America
Business

Paxful and AirTM Partner to Increase Bitcoin Adoption in America

Regulation - Bitcoin Businesses Push Back Against Proposed Canadian Crypto Regulatory Framework
Business

Bitcoin Businesses Push Back Against Proposed Canadian Crypto Regulatory Framework

Mining - Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability
Business

Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability, Expansion and Surviving Crypto Winter

Mining - Canadian Provinces Compete for Attention of Bitcoin Mining Businesses
Business

Canadian Provinces Compete for Attention of Bitcoin Mining Businesses

Mining - Canadian Province Offers Low-Cost Energy Incentives to Bitcoin Miners
Business

Canadian Province Offers Low-Cost Energy Incentives to Bitcoin Miners

Law & justice - QuadrigaCX Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings
Culture

QuadrigaCX Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings

Privacy & security - VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live
Culture

VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live

Regulation - After QuadrigaCX: New Regulations for Canadian Exchanges Are in the Works
Business

After QuadrigaCX: New Regulations for Canadian Exchanges Are in the Works

Payments - Tippin.me Takes Off at Lightning Speed With More Than 14
Technical

Tippin.me Takes Off at Lightning Speed With More Than 14,000 New Users

- 21 Lectures Offers Bitcoin Developer Courses by Schnelli
Culture

21 Lectures Offers Bitcoin Developer Courses by Schnelli, Decker and Chiang

Law & justice - Court Grants QuadrigaCX Bankruptcy Protection
Culture

Court Grants QuadrigaCX Bankruptcy Protection

Regulation - Elections Canada Consults With Political Parties on Crypto Donations
Business

Elections Canada Consults With Political Parties on Crypto Donations

Startups - Canada’s First All-Crypto Legal Firm Opens Its Doors to Global Clientele
Business

Canada’s First All-Crypto Legal Firm Opens Its Doors to Global Clientele

Mining - Energy Incentives Make Bitcoin Mining a Natural Fit for B.C.
Business

Energy Incentives Make Bitcoin Mining a Natural Fit for B.C., Canada

- Finland Hands Over Info for 2
Culture

Finland Hands Over Info for 2,700 Danish Traders to Denmark’s Tax Agency

Investing - Crossing the Atlantic in Stormy Weather: Coinsquare Expands to Europe
Markets

Crossing the Atlantic in Stormy Weather: Coinsquare Expands to Europe