Retirees sue fund linked to public Dogecoin miner Z Squared
Broad Street allegedly promised retirees cash payouts but then switched to locked-up, Dogecoin-linked stock that keeps dropping.
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Mexico expands hunt for illegal crypto mines
Mexican authorities are hunting down crypto mines in Puebla and neighbouring states after dismantling a large dam-powered operation.
— Barry Silbert, Crypto mining
Zcash 10X’d in a year but DCG’s Zcash miner kept losing money
Barry Silbert’s Zcash miner Fortitude Mining has published financials that paint a very different picture to its June pitch deck.
Was there a Monero 51% attack today?
Monero's XMR has lost 25% of its market cap over the last 30 days during a sustained mining hashrate takeover.
Russia to ban crypto mining across invaded Ukraine regions
Six territories in Russia's North Caucasus region will also face a flat-out ban on crypto mining activities until 2031.
Bill Maher says crypto mining uses 8% of world’s electricity — he’s wrong
Maher was lambasted online after he broadcast the false crypto figures on TV and to nearly 12 million followers on social media.
Iran is offering $20 bounty to snitch on illegal crypto miners
Officials from Iran's state-backed electricity firm say illegal crypto miners and a 49.7C heatwave are damaging the country's power network.
Airbnb host adds ‘no crypto mining’ rule after tenant installs 10 rigs
Airbnb owner Ashley said the guest ran up a $1,500 electricity bill and also installed an electric vehicle charging point.
Malaysian minister says crypto miners behind $722M electricity theft
Malaysian minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir revealed the figure at an event to mark the disposal of seized crypto mining equipment.
US Department of Energy plan to collect crypto energy data is ‘abuse of power’
The Texas Blockchain Council has claimed that the EIA's emergency crypto mining data collection powers are "tantamount to federal overreach."