Lawmakers in New York have passed a bill to ban certain cryptocurrency mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources
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Bitcoin Mining Gets Dirtier After China Crackdown
Proportion of renewable sources powering Bitcoin mining industry plummets after miners shift from China to Kazakhstan and the United States
Power Blackouts Sees Kosovo Ban Crypto Mining
Landlocked Kosovo has officially banned cryptocurrency mining as it grapples with soaring energy prices and electricity blackouts
Dorsey: Square May Develop Bitcoin Mining Hardware
Square chief executive Jack Dorsey says fintech company looking into custom-built Bitcoin mining hardware that could increase accessibility, efficiency
US, Kazakhstan Take Bitcoin Mining Lead From China
China's share of Bitcoin mining drops to zero amidst crackdown, as US, Kazakhstan and Russia see dramatic rises in mining activity
Cambridge Data Finds Bitcoin Miners Shifting Away From China
Bitcoin mining operations began shifting out of China even before country began crackdown earlier this year, while Kazakhstan and US see mining surge
China Regions Order Bitcoin Mining Shutdown
Two of China's biggest cryptocurrency mining regions order mining operations to cease operations, even as China aims for blockchain leadership
Tech Giants Sued Over Cobalt Mining Deaths
Apple, Google, Dell, Tesla and Microsoft sued for deaths and injuries of child miners of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Malware Spreads Cryptocurrency Miner Via Facebook Messenger
The Digimine malware spreads through infected attachments in messages that may appear to come from someone the target knows
Starbucks Wi-Fi Forces Users To Mine Cryptocurrency
Starbucks' internet provider in Buenos Aires is the latest to hijack users' processing power to carry out lucrative crypto-mining activities
NiceHash Admits It Was Hacked Amid Fears It Lost $70m In Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash admits devastating hack, which some estimates say could have cost it nearly $70m
Coinhive Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Placed On Popular Sites
The Coinhive script introduced last month has quickly been adopted by hackers, who have maliciously placed it on legitimate sites