The ERC-20 ‘Bitcoin’ Standard: An Overview of the 0xBitcoin Project
The gradual transition of Ethereum from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake is forcing miners to seek other ways to earn. One alternative is the 0xBitcoin project.All about cryptocurrency mining, including Bitcoin and other digital currencies. News on mining in China, Russia, Ukraine, and globally. Learn what cryptocurrency mining is and how it works.
The ERC-20 ‘Bitcoin’ Standard: An Overview of the 0xBitcoin Project
The gradual transition of Ethereum from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake is forcing miners to seek other ways to earn. One alternative is the 0xBitcoin project.
Russian demand for mining equipment grows fourteenfold
Russian demand for cryptocurrency mining equipment rose significantly in 2021.
Sixteen residents of Irkutsk Oblast gave scammers 2.5 million rubles in bid to start mining
Several residents of Irkutsk Oblast fell victim to scammers who duped them when buying equipment for cryptocurrency mining or renting premises for farms. The local МВД reported this.
Aksakov: mining has no social significance, and the sector does not need state support
Miners do not need sector support, as their activity does not have social significance, said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market.
Duma threatens Bitcoin miners with prison over electricity theft
State Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoy threatened to jail cryptocurrency miners for illegal connections to power grids.
In Ivanovo Oblast, unknown assailants stole a mining rig valued at 2.5 million rubles
A mining rig belonging to a resident of Kokhma in Ivanovo Oblast was stolen for a regional-record sum.
Bitcoin miner in Kyiv region suspected of stealing electricity worth 1.1 million hryvnias
Employees of DTEK Kyiv Regional Electric Grids discovered an illegally connected cryptocurrency mining farm in a forest south of Kyiv.
Media: Oligarch Kolomoyskyi Sets Up Large Mining Farm at Zaporizhstal Ferroalloys Plant
In 2021, the Zaporizhstal Ferroalloys Plant, which is associated with Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi, received a large batch of equipment for cryptocurrency mining from Georgia and China. This is reported in the Schemes project investigation.
Experts forecast a surge in Russia’s energy consumption driven by mining
Due to mining, household electricity consumption in several regions of Russia could rise by 2.5 times this year.
Rosseti: Bitcoin miners in Dagestan stole electricity worth 70 million rubles since the start of the year
Dagestan ranks first among North Caucasus regions in the number of detected cases of electricity theft for cryptocurrency mining.
Foundry mining pool to launch marketplace for selling Bitcoin mining equipment
The mining pool Foundry, owned by Digital Currency Group, announced the launch of FoundryX, a marketplace for buying and selling bitcoin mining equipment.
Iceland curbs energy supply to Bitcoin miners
Amid a power shortage in Iceland, state-owned Landsvirkjun has cut supplies to some large customers, including aluminium smelters and data centres. The company is also turning away all new applications from Bitcoin miners, Bloomberg reports.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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