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British Photographer Lisa Barnard Turns to Bitcoin, Extreme Crypto Mining and the Changing Face of Iceland

Lisa Barnard, the British artist and photographer who chronicles e-waste in her new photobook, The Canary and The Hammer, is…

November 4, 2019

Texas Becomes Crypto Epicenter With ‘Largest Bitcoin Mining Facility in the World,’ Says Bitmain

Bitmain, the leading Chinese manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is launching a massive mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. According to…

October 22, 2019

Crypto Milestone: Bitcoin Hash Rate Sets Record With New All-Time High

Bitcoin is clocking its latest breakthrough: its hash rate has reached a new all-time high, according to data compiled by…

August 30, 2019

Binance Surge: $42 Billion in USD Flows Through Crypto Exchange in June

Binance is getting bigger. According to a recent report from CryptoCompare, the Malta-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange hit more than $42 billion…

August 5, 2019

Iran Starts Seizing Bitcoin Mining Rigs

A spokesman from Iran's Ministry of Energy, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhad, says illegal cryptocurrency mining, sustained by cheap electricity prices, is…

June 28, 2019