Libya’s cheap power fueled a hidden Bitcoin mining boom, straining the grid and forcing authorities into an escalating crackdown. Libya’s cheap, subsidized electricity made it profitable to run even ...

Bitcoin mining is quietly staging a comeback in China despite being banned four years ago, as individual and corporate miners exploit cheap electricity and a data center boom in some energy-rich ...

The bitcoin mining industry in Russia is booming, and hardware manufacturers Bitmain and MicroBT are positioning themselves to reap the benefits. More machines are flowing into Russia than anywhere ...

Fresh from surpassing its $5 million target in Series 1 of its "BASIC" notes designed to profit from rebounding bitcoin mining-rig prices, Blockstream is returning to the market with a Series 2. The ...

While analogies between precious metal and digital proof-of-work mining can be misleading, both offer investment exposure to the extracted asset given the additional physical and economic factors. The ...