Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele starts combating price gouging practices in El Salvador a la Chavez, Paraguay enacts penalties of up to 10 years of jail time for power theft linked to crypto mining activities, […] Source CryptoX Portal
Texas is rapidly becoming a Bitcoin mining hub, butresidents of local towns are experiencing hearing issues, headaches, dizziness, and sleep disturbance. The conflict between the economic interests of Bitcoin (BTC) mining in Texas and the quality of life of its residents is escalating, underscoring the need for comprehensive policy solutions. Texas is home to 10 out of the 34 major Bitcoin mines in the United States. In 2021, when China decided to crack down on Bitcoin mining, numerous mining companies like Marathon Digital and Hut 8 moved to Texas due…
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Core Scientific, a large U.S.-based bitcoin mining and hosting provider, and Block, a leading financial services firm, have partnered in a project to integrate the first 3nm bitcoin mining chips produced by the latter. Core Scientific will receive 15 exahash per second (EH/s) of Block’s mining ASIC chips, with the possibility of ordering additional silicon […] Original
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has expanded its bitcoin mining operations with a new site in Mississippi. The site, which went live on July 1, 2024, features 2,400 bitcoin miners and is expected to increase capacity further in the coming months. Greenidge Adds 2,400 Bitcoin Miners to New Mississippi Facility Greenidge (Nasdaq: GREE) acquired the 12-acre […] Original
The following month, the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC), an industry group, and mining company Riot Platforms filed suit against the DOE, EIA, OMB and various officials, accusing them of violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and calling for a temporary restraining order and injunction to suspend the survey until proper a notice and comment process had been observed. Source
Bitcoin mining stocks bounced back in Wednesday’s pre-market session, helped by the recent BTC rebound. Riot Platforms shares rose by over 1%, while Marathon Digital, the biggest miner in the industry, rose by 1.65%. Other companies like CleanSpark (CLSK), Iris Energy (IREN), Core Scientific (CORZ), and TeraWulf (WULF) rose by over 1.5%. Bitcoin price is rebounding These stocks rose because of the ongoing Bitcoin price action. After bottoming at $53,520 last Friday, Bitcoin rose to over $59,390 on Wednesday. This rebound happened as the industry sent mixed signals. On the…
Malaysia’s largest electricity utility says it lost over $755 million due to illicit Bitcoin mining activities starting from 2018, significantly impacting the country’s energy sector. Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia, lost RM3.4 billion (over $755 million) in West Malaysia due to illicit Bitcoin mining activities from 2018 to 2023, The New Straits Times reports, citing Akmal Nasir, deputy minister of energy transition and water transformation of Malaysia. While Nasir admitted that crypto mining activities constitute a small fraction of total energy consumption, they had…
According to local reports, clandestine bitcoin mining is thriving again in Venezuela, albeit at a small scale after the government ordered to disconnect all Bitcoin mining operations from the power grid. Local ASIC stores are still selling miners for small operations, that survive by hiding their farms in undisclosed locations. Clandestine Bitcoin Mining Rises Again […] Original
Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf Inc. has repaid its remaining $77.5 million term loan ahead of schedule, eliminating all its outstanding debt. This move grants the company greater financial flexibility to capitalize on the growing demand for energy infrastructure, particularly for powering generative AI technology. The company said on Tuesday that it plans to capitalize on generative AI to reduce funds and outflows. TeraWulf’s shares have more than doubled this year, bolstered by the rising demand for AI hosting. This success follows a trend with other Bitcoin miners, such as Core…