Mining Week

Russia (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)
Amid Sanctions, Bitcoin Mining Machines Are ‘Flowing’ Into Russia, as Industry Thrives
Mining rig makers like Bitmain and MicroBT are expanding to Russia as the U.S. market becomes saturated, sources said.
Russia (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

The bitcoin mining industry is concentrating in the U.S. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
Is Miner Concentration Once Again Jeopardizing Bitcoin? Not Exactly
The high percentage of hashrate now located in North America may look like China 2.0, but the reality is more complicated.
The bitcoin mining industry is concentrating in the U.S. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
Can Crypto Miners Make the World Greener?
As it decarbonizes, the mining industry might help push energy producers to build more renewable power sources.
Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Inside HIVE's mining farm in Sweden (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
Why Crypto Mining Actually Matters
Ideological arguments over proof-of-work and proof-of-stake miss the larger point: Mining means the production of objective truth, says futurist Dan Jeffries. This post is par...
Inside HIVE's mining farm in Sweden (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

(Kyle McDonald)
Don’t Blame NFT Artists for Mining’s Environmental Cost, Says Researcher Kyle McDonald
Responsibility for Ethereum’s climate impact lies with institutions, not individuals, argues the emissions dashboard creator.
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The Future of Mining Finance: Time to Get Creative
To finance mining rigs in a down market, firms will have to look beyond stock issuance. They may have to borrow against their machines or mined crypto or put themselves up for...
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Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Unlikely Rise of Home Bitcoin Mining
Even with the surge in popularity, home bitcoin mining only accounts for a small slice of the industry’s overall pie.
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