Bitcoin miners are finding creative ways to recycle the heat generated from their equipment. One Netherlands-based mining company - Bitcoin Bloem - has partnered with a Dutch farmer to help heat greenhouses and to cultivate “Bitcoin Flowers.”  Bitcoin Bloem pays for the electricity costs of the miners and provides heat

Hut 8 Mining Corporation Highlights for January 2022  * 2.36 EH/s hash rate * 308 BTC mined, with an average production rate of 9.93 BTC per day   * 5,826 total BTC held  Hut 8 Mining Corp recently released its January 2022 mining results along with its monthly update. Compared

Core Scientific January highlights * 1,077 bitcoin produced  * 6,373 total bitcoin held as of 1/31 * 7.5 EH/s with over 75,000 active miners Core Scientific, Inc released their monthly mining report showcasing a triple-digit increase over the year prior. The company mined a total of 1,

On Wednesday’s episode of “On the Margin,” Blockworks co-founder Michael Ippolito sat down with Greg Foss, Jeff Booth, and Alex Gladstein to discuss Bitcoin’s role in the ongoing Canadian Freedom Convoy protests. Throughout the episode, they discuss financial censorship, concentration of government power, and Bitcoin as a nonpartisan

Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced on February 15th, 2022 that Colorado residents will soon be able to pay their taxes in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as early as this summer. Polis and other government officials in Colorado have been at the forefront of making their state more Bitcoin and cryptocurrency

Canadian federal law enforcement agencies, along with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Canada (FINTRAC), have begun investigating donations made to Freedom Convoy protestors, including those that were made using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. On Wednesday, the Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ordered all regulated

Riot Blockchain January highlights * 3.4 EH/s with 32,552 active miners * 458 BTC mined * 5,347 total BTC held as of January 31, 2022  A new January report showcases Riot’s latest Bitcoin mining efforts. Compared to statistics released in January of 2021, Riot’s production has increased

The Domos de San Pedro geothermal power plant is located in the central western region of Mexico. Owned by a private company, Grupo Drago, the power plant is the first to produce geothermal energy in Mexico. Grupo Drago was founded in 2010 and began funding the development of the Domos