High above, a heat-seeking satellite has captured a striking image of a massive Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. This facility, one of the largest in the U. S. , is known for its enormous energy appetite, consuming as much power as 300, 000 homes. The satellite, operated by a U. K. -based
NiceHash has introduced a new tool called Hashrate TradeView. It lets people trade computing power, or hashrate, used in mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. This tool makes hashrate trading more like trading stocks. Hashrate TradeView shows price charts, trading volumes, and other market data. Th
A University of Tennessee professor has taken legal action against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The professor, Melanie Faizer, is arguing that TVA is not complying with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) after she requested documents about incentives given to cryptocurrency companies lik
The debate over crypto mining's impact on health has reached a fever pitch in Texas, with residents of small towns near mining operations claiming to suffer from "unexplained health problems." One mining company, Marathon Digital, is pushing back against allegations that its operations are to blame.
