Bitcoin Mining news and trends

DOJ Charges 2 in $575M Crypto Mining Scam
Cryptocurrency // November 21, 2022

An already edgey cryptocurrency market was given additional cause for fear Monday following reports that two Estonian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a massive international money laundering and fraud scheme. According to a Monday (Nov. 21) press release from the U.S....

Today in Crypto: Former Celsius Execs Withdrew $17M Before Company Filed Chapter 11; Citi Ventures...
Cryptocurrency // October 06, 2022

Two Celsius officials withdrew $42 million in cryptocurrency before the company froze withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy, Coindesk wrote. Former CEO Alex Mashinsky and CSO Daniel Leon took the funds from custody accounts in the form of bitcoin, ether and CEL tokens. Mashinsky reportedly withdrew...

El Salvador: Regulatory Regime for Bitcoin ‘Volcano’ Bonds As Soon As February
Bitcoin // January 09, 2022

El Salvador is apparently readying a new Bitcoin law. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer of Blockstream — the crypto asset firm overseeing El Salvador’s forthcoming, billion-dollar Bitcoin bond issuance — announced it in an English-language tweet on Jan. 3, according to El Salvador.com. The new...

Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin // November 24, 2021

Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have called on the European Union to pull the plug on proof-of-work bitcoin mining due to the negative impact on the environment, according to multiple reports. Erik Thedéen, director general of the Financial Services Authority of Sweden, and Bjorn Risinger,...

Interviews & Exclusives
On Bitcoin, Altcoins, Bubbles And A (Possible) Burst

August 15, 2018
Cryptos are down roughly 69 percent from this year’s peak, and the let down may not let up.  Beyond bitcoin, and the altcoins, the coin of the realm is panic.  Perhaps that’s because fundamentals are woefully lacking, or are deteriorating. 

Quick Reads
Large-Scale Crypto Mining Consumes 2% of US Electricity

February 04, 2024
How much energy does cryptocurrency mining consume in the U.S.? A recent analysis by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) estimates that large-scale cryptocurrency operations consume more than 2% of the country’s electricity.  And as Ars Technica noted in a report on Friday (Feb. 2), that’s around the equivalent of adding another state to the country’s power […]

DOJ Charges 2 in $575M Crypto Mining Scam

November 21, 2022
An already edgey cryptocurrency market was given additional cause for fear Monday following reports that two Estonian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a massive international money...

Today in Crypto: Former Celsius Execs Withdrew $17M Before Company Filed Chapter 11; Citi Ventures...

October 06, 2022
Two Celsius officials withdrew $42 million in cryptocurrency before the company froze withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy, Coindesk wrote. Former CEO Alex Mashinsky and CSO Daniel Leon took the funds...

Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining

November 24, 2021
Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have called on the European Union to pull the plug on proof-of-work bitcoin mining due to the negative impact on the environment, according to multiple...