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It is now unprofitable for all but the most advanced crypto operations to mine Bitcoin in the United States.

Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money

Unbeknownst to one of Poland's highest courts, someone was running a crypto mining rig underground and stealing government electricity.

Crypto Mining Rig Discovered Under Floor of Courthouse, Stealing Power

By Noor Al-Sibai

Crypto mining company Riot Platforms has revealed that it got $31.7 million in energy credits in August alone for limiting operations.

Crypto Miners’ New Hustle: Get the State to Pay Them to Shut Down When It’s Hot Out

By Victor Tangermann

We knew crypto mining uses tons of energy — but new investigations have revealed that the situation is actually worse than we thought.

Mining Crypto Is Even Worse for the Environment Than We Thought

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Space Force official has some bold military advice for the Pentagon: make crypto, not war. Could this idea really work?

Space Force Major Says Countries Should Have Crypto-Mining Contests Instead of Going to War

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nvidia has had enough. It's calling for its customers to stop mining worthless crypto and use its cards for AI instead.

Nvidia Wishes People Would Stop Using Its GPUs to Mine Worthless Crypto

By Victor Tangermann

A group of cryptocurrency miners — many of whom stand to lose their main stream of income due to the Ethereum Merge, have made their own Ethereum token.

Furious Crypto Miners Making Their Own Ethereum Where They Can Still Destroy the Environment After the Merge

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

US-based Bitcoin mining company Stronghold Digital Mining is facing an uncertain future following the devastating cryptocurrency crash that rocked the industry this year.

Bitcoin Miners Forced to Sell Mining Rigs to Pay Debts

By Victor Tangermann

Texas governor Greg Abbott begged crypto miners to halt operations in the event the Texas grid shuts down completely like in February 2021.

Texas Governor Begs Crypto Miners to Shut Down If the Power Grid Is About to Fail

By Tony Ho Tran

Siraj Raval has been using his 2018 Tesla Model 3 as a power source to mine ethereum and bitcoin, and has made up to $800 while doing so.

Tesla Owner Says He’s Making $800 Per Month Using His Car to Mine Crypto

By Tony Ho Tran

Mozilla is dipping its toes into cryptocurrency — much to the chagrin of two people who were instrumental in the erstwhile browser's creation.

Mozilla Founder Horrified by Browser’s Foray Into Cryptocurrency

By Noor Al-Sibai

Law enforcement officials in Malaysia seized 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs before crushing them all with a big steamroller last week.

Watch Police Crush 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs With a Huge Steamroller

By Tony Ho Tran

China's authorities are increasingly cracking down on cryptocurrency mining practices, causing the price of graphics cards to plummet.

GPU Prices Plummet After China Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining

By Victor Tangermann

The agency tasked with guiding China's economic development has suggested the nation ban crypto mining — and the move could have global implications.

Chinese Authorities Want to Ban Crypto Mining

By Kristin Houser

Analysts with JPMorgan Chase & Co. found that the cost of mining a single Bitcoin outweighed the actual value of the Bitcoin itself

Analysts: Bitcoin Mining Costs More Than Its Worth

By Victor Tangermann

This $799 Home Crypto Mining Machine is a Terrible Investment

This $799 Home Crypto Mining Machine is a Terrible Investment

By Victor Tangermann