In Texas, the computers kept running until just after midnight. Then the state’s power grid operator ordered them shut off, under an agreem...

Processing bitcoin transactions and "mining" new tokens is done by powerful computers, hooked up to a global network, that compete against ...

The industry's carbon footprint, the groups said, was 27.4 million tonnes from mid-2021 through 2022 - three times that of the largest U.S....

Facing intense criticism, the crypto mining industry is trying to change the view that its energy-guzzling computers are harmful to the cli...

In bitcoin's early years, a crypto enthusiast could mine coins by running software on a laptop. But as digital assets have become more popu...

The United States now accounts for the largest share of mining, some 35.4% of the global hash rate as of the end of August, followed by Kaz...

Cryptocurrency is a once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity based on a revolutionizing technology and looking away on account of half-tru...

Ten Chinese government agencies, including the central bank as well as banking, securities and foreign exchange regulators, said in a joint...

Anhui will shut down all cryptomining projects in a cleanup aimed at reducing power consumption, as the province faces a "grave" supply sho...

Bitmain also said it is looking for "quality" power supplies overseas along with its clients, in places including the United States, Canada...

Bitcoin fell as low as $32,094 to its lowest in 12 days, dragging smaller coins down. It was last down 8.3%, on course for its biggest dail...

The world's biggest cryptocurrency, long plagued by volatility, has lost over 20% in the last six days alone

Cryptomining is big business in China, accounting for more than half of global bitcoin production.

In addition to concerns about the huge amounts of energy needed for the computing power to create cryptocurrencies, the central government ...

To assuage critics, Elon Musk and Michael Saylor announced late last month that Bitcoin miners in North America had agreed to form the Bitc...

China's central government vowed to clamp down on bitcoin mining and trading on Friday, causing some miners to halt all or part of their op...

Musk and Michael Saylor, another long-time Bitcoin booster, tweeted that they held a call with major North American miners, including Micha...