IMF Calls for Increased Electricity Taxes on Crypto Miners, AI Data Centers
The IMF said a hike to electricity taxes for crypto miners could curb global emissions while netting governments billions in revenue.
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The IMF said a hike to electricity taxes for crypto miners could curb global emissions while netting governments billions in revenue.
A tax on the energy used by crypto miners could cut emissions by 100 million tons a year, equal to Belgium’s emissions, say two IM...
Iran is aggressively cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency mining as the nation faces a severe power crisis exacerbated by an in...
A total of nine out of 13 US-listed Bitcoin mining companies raised capital through stock offers in the second quarter of 2024.
Bitcoin miners are expanding their hashing capacity, reaching new record highs despite ongoing challenges in profitability. This r...
As the landscape of Bitcoin mining becomes increasingly competitive, the question of profitability takes center stage. With advanc...
Marathon Digital stock is up today following the miner's announcement that it bought more Bitcoin after selling senior convertible...
With the first half of August in the rearview mirror, it’s clear that bitcoin miners are facing a challenging month, having only a...
Marathon Digital Holdings, the largest publicly listed Bitcoin (BTC) miner on Wall Street (NASDAQ: MARA), has successfully closed...
The chief of Iran’s state-run electricity company said some had exploited subsidized electricity to run crypto mining operations,...
AI may already consume more power than Bitcoin mining, and its deep pockets mean miners face stiff competition for equipment and e...
Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), the third biggest Bitcoin (BTC) miner on Wall Street, has increased its ownership stake in riv...
Miners shed more than 19,000 BTC in one day, according to CryptoQuant, struggling to sustain operations as challenges converge.
Core Scientific, Inc., a prominent digital infrastructure provider for bitcoin mining, has revealed its intent to issue $350 milli...
Cleanspark, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, recently shared in its 10-Q report that it has acquired 26,000 units of Bitm...
Hive's new high-performance computing platform clocked around $2.6 million in sales in the second quarter of 2024.
Two publicly-listed mining companies from Wall Street, HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE) and TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF) have r...
The firm is taking a page from the MicroStrategy playbook, but the companies are quite different, Decrypt was told.
The London-based firm repaid the loan ahead of schedule while sustaining its operations.