State Texas Financial News
06.08 / 01:55
business
Energy Consumption
Texas
Power
Bitcoin production
Core Scientific increased Bitcoin production by 10% in July amid Texas power cuts
Crypto mining firm Core Scientific reported its operations produced 1,221 Bitcoin (BTC) in July even as the company powered down several times in response to demand on the Texas power grid.
05.08 / 14:57
business
Mining
Bitcoin
Argo Blockchain keeps cashing out BTC to pay the debt to Galaxy Digital
Cryptocurrency mining firm Argo Blockchain continues to sell its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to cut its debt to Michael Novogratz’s crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital.
05.08 / 09:41
business
Mining
Texas
Bitcoin
Crypto bear market will provide ‘excellent’ M&A opportunities: White Rock CEO
White Rock Management CEO Andy Long believes bear markets "present excellent opportunities” for expansion via mergers and acquisitions in the crypto mining sector.
03.08 / 20:53
business
Mining
Texas
Riot
Riot Blockchain's Bitcoin mining productivity dropped 28% YOY amid record Texas heat
Crypto mining firm Riot Blockchain reported it produced fewer Bitcoin (BTC) in July 2022 than that in July 2021 after scaling down operations at its Texas facility.
03.08 / 12:23
European Union
Heatwave
Shunned at home for 'racist' comments, Orbán seeks solace at US conservative conference
Viktor Orban, the firebrand Hungarian prime minister who is increasingly isolated in the European Union over his "racist" anti-immigration policies, dismantling of rule of law safeguards and opposition to further Russian sanctions, is likely to receive a very warm welcome when he takes the stage at a right-wing annual conservative conference in the US.
02.08 / 23:07
business
Mining
Crypto miner Digihost plans to move rigs from New York to Alabama
Digihost, a United States-based cryptocurrency mining company, has announced plans to move part of its fleet from New York to Alabama in an effort to lower energy costs.
01.08 / 14:19
cryptocurrency market
crypto market
Celsius
Crypto clients beg for their cash back after lender's crash
Irishman at risk of losing his farm. An American having suicidal thoughts. An 84-year-old widow's lost life savings: People caught in the meltdown of crypto lender Celsius are pleading for their money back.
31.07 / 16:13
Crypto Clients Beg For Their Cash Back After Lender Celsius's Crash
Celsius had billed the platform as a safe place for people to deposit their crypto currencies
27.07 / 01:37
COST
Microsoft
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Alphabet, Texas Instruments, Enphase and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading.
26.07 / 17:18
education
Texas
Bitcoin
Crypto miners
Texas a Bitcoin ‘hot spot’ even as heat waves affect crypto miners
Record-breaking heat waves are being documented across the world as extreme weather is worsening due to climate change. States throughout America are continuing to see temperatures rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), while the United Kingdom recently saw temperatures reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).
26.07 / 16:41
BTC
BLOCK
CryptoQuant
Bitcoin
Bitcoin traders looking forward to making money can go…
A prominent on-chain metric is suggesting that Bitcoin could yet form a long-term bottom soon. The difficulty of mining a Bitcoin block recently saw the most significant negative decrease since 3 July 2021.
22.07 / 22:07
regulation
California
California again allows crypto contributions to state, local political campaigns
Candidates for state and local office in California will once again be allowed to accept donations in cryptocurrency, after a ban was lifted by the state Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) on July 21. The ban was imposed in 2018.
22.07 / 18:03
Ethereum
cryptocurrency
coinbase
Indian
All you need to know about the Indian men charged with crypto's first insider trading case
US authorities have charged on July 21 two Indian brothers and their Indian-American friend in the first global case of cryptocurrency insider trading that enabled them to make $1.5 million in ill-gotten gains.
22.07 / 09:37
business
Blockchain
Electricity
Texas
Compass Mining to add 25,000 ASIC miners just weeks after staff cuts
Mere weeks after announcing staff lay-offs and salary cuts, Compass Mining has unveiled expansion plans in the form of a 75 megawatt (MW) hosting partnership with Compute North for its data center in Granbury, Texas.
22.07 / 05:45
cryptocurrency
Indian
Friend
Two Indian brothers, their Indian-American friend charged in first ever cryptocurrency insider trading tipping scheme: Official
Two Indian brothers and their Indian-American friend have been charged in the US in the first ever cryptocurrency insider trading scheme in which they made illicit profits totalling over a million dollars.
20.07 / 11:59
UPS
cryptocurrency
Bitcoin
Power
Bitcoin Miners In Texas Back Online After Power Surge Caused Curtailments
Power use in Texas is expected to break records again this week.
19.07 / 08:51
business
Mining
Mining Pools
Marathon
Marathon inks new arrangements to achieve 2023 hash rate target
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings has secured a deal that it says provides electricity to generate enough power to contribute 23.3 exahashes per second (EH/s) to the Bitcoin network.
16.07 / 00:35
regulation
Bitcoin
lawmakers
Consumption
US lawmakers
US lawmakers ask about EPA, DOE monitoring of crypto mining emissions, energy consumption
Democratic legislators from both houses of the United States Congress have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Energy Department (DOE) to inform them of their findings on the energy consumption of cryptocurrency mining and asking the agencies to require mining to report their emissions and energy use. Meanwhile, the Paraguayan Senate, the upper house of that country’s legislature, has passed a comprehensive bill to regulate cryptocurrency and allow miners to use excess electricity generated in the country.
15.07 / 12:39
15.07 / 01:13
business
Mining
Buy
CleanSpark scoops up 1K+ mining rigs at 'substantially discounted price'
Crypto mining firm CleanSpark announced the purchase of more than 1,000 Bitcoin miners amid the market downturn, reporting a “substantially discounted price” compared to that earlier in 2022.
14.07 / 10:17
cryptocurrency
Southern
network
Crypto Lender Celsius Network Files For Bankruptcy
Celsius froze withdrawals and transfers last month.
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