Long-term, the incentives bitcoin creates may drive efficiency and green energy solutions in the crypto world and even spur them in the wider economy.
Bitcoin is looking weak today after prices failed to hold above $17,000 levels at the weekend.
However, regulators in China reportedly plan to withdraw preferential benefits such as tax deductions and cheap electricity available to mining firms.
Giga Watt, a startup that held an ICO to fund a bitcoin mining facility, is being sued for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering.
Texas has obtained a cease-and-desist order against an investment firm it says is unlawfully pitching bitcoin mining investment plans in the state.
GMO Internet, a publicly listed IT firm in Japan, has officially launched its cryptocurrency mining operation.
The Central Washington region of the U.S. has reported surging demand from bitcoin miners for its cheap hydropower as price gains continue.
A state-owned electric utility in China is rebuffing rumors that bitcoin mining has been deemed illegal by the government.
A sheriff's office based in Arkansas is taking a novel approach to its investigations into online crime: mining bitcoin.
A cryptocurrency project seeking to chart a new course for bitcoin has officially launched, though the project is not yet live.
A former employee is engaged in a tit-for-tat battle with mining giant Bitmain over the alleged misuse of intellectual property.
Two employees of the Council of Ministers in Crimea have been fired after getting caught mining bitcoins on official computers.
The popularity of cryptocurrencies in Japan continues to grow, with e-commerce and digital services firm DMM moving into the bitcoin mining industry.
Japan's GMO Internet is launching a new bitcoin mine in Europe, months after it launched a cryptocurrency exchange.
Chinese manufacturer Midea Group is trying to patent a way to build bitcoin mining chips into everyday household items, according to public records.