The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence.
The 18 millionth bitcoin is about to be mined. Though the remaining 3 million will take 120 years to mint, some question the certainty of the original hard cap.
A vertically integrated startup has raised $30 million to bring bitcoin mining back to the U.S.
Bitcoin halvings normally result in price increases. Maybe not this time.
The engineer at a top-secret nuclear lab, along with two colleagues, had accessed the plant's supercomputer to mine bitcoin.
As mining regulations loom, Iranian bitcoiners are stuck in compliance purgatory – facing fines and even jail.
CoinDesk On Location goes deep inside a Siberian crypto mining factory situated near a remote hydroelectric plant.
Government documents reveal a draft proposal for new cryptocurrency mining regulations in Iran.
The computing power dedicated to mining bitcoin has hit another new high, suggesting as many as 600,000 machines have come online since June.
A severe rainstorm in China's southwest has led to fatal mudslides, causing some local hydropower plants and bitcoin miners to halt operations.
Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process.
Blockstream is further stepping into bitcoin mining with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman as customers.
A Malta-based seller of bitcoin mining machines is in hot water after failing to refund a customer who complained over high power bills.
Canaan Creative, the major bitcoin miner manufacturer, has confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S., say IFRAsia sources.
Bitcoin mining difficulty has grown faster in the last two weeks than in any period since August 2018, a sign that competition is heating up.