A proposal to extend tax breaks to cryptocurrency miners who make a home in the U.S. state of Kentucky has advanced in spite of a potential drain on the government’s …
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Australia-based green energy Bitcoin mining firm to double pre-IPO funding round
Iris Energy, an Australian firm that invests in Bitcoin (BTC) mining data centers powered by renewable energy sources, has doubled its second pre-initial public offering round. According to Bloomberg, a …
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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary to put 3% of his portfolio into eco-friendly Bitcoin mining
Famous TV personality and investor from Canada, Kevin O’Leary (also known as Mr. Wonderful), who used to pour scorn on Bitcoin on an all too regular basis, has changed his take on …
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China’s Inner Mongolia Plans To Suspend Bitcoin Mining
China’s Inner Mongolia region will suspend Bitcoin mining before the end of April, according to the government’s new energy-saving plan. China is currently the most active country for Bitcoin mining, controlling 65% of Bitcoin’s …
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The government of Belarus is exploring the possibility of switching to crypto-mining
Belarus is studying the cryptocurrency industry for a potential move into mining digital coins like Bitcoin (BTC). The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus officially announced Friday that it …
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Bitcoin whale from 2010 moves 100 BTC for first time in 11 years
A veteran miner has cracked open their 2010 stash of Bitcoin, with crypto analysts spotting 100 BTC being transferred from two wallets that had laid dormant for more than a …
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Unknown client from Russia stacked 20,000 Bitcoin miners in Siberia
Russia has reportedly imported thousands of cryptocurrency mining devices amid a massive surge in the crypto market. A senior executive at BitRiver, the largest crypto-mining colocation services provider in Russia, claimed …
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Bitcoin Might Make Iran One of the Richest Countries
Prominent Pakistani TV host and video jockey Waqar Zaka has taken to Twitter to state that Bitcoin can make Iran very wealthy and help avoid sanctions imposed by the U.S. government.
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China’s 500.com is Set to Acquire Another $8.5M-Worth of Bitcoin Miners
The NYSE-listed sports lottery firm may also acquire another 10,000 miners this year after it announced a pivot to the cryptocurrency space in January.
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