Texas governor plea to Bitcoin miners: ‘Help me get through winter’
Governor Abbott thought an influx of Bitcoin miners would bring Texas better energy infrastructure, but locals are still nervous about power.
Governor Abbott thought an influx of Bitcoin miners would bring Texas better energy infrastructure, but locals are still nervous about power.
In North Dakota, a 77-acre data center is pegged to become one of the largest Bitcoin mining facilities in the US… eventually.
Two Bitcoin miners defied the odds this week by solving blocks solo within days of each other, collecting most of the rewards for themselves.
Bitcoin’s total hashrate fell up to 12% after Kazakhstan’s largest telecom provider pulled the plug on the internet during violent protests.
Kosovo joins Kazakhstan, Iran, and Iceland in imposing restrictions on Bitcoin mining due to overloaded energy grids.