Power

How the Bitcoin Blockchain Is Being Used to Safeguard Nuclear Power Stations

Buenos Aires-based Nuclearis is using the Bitcoin-powered RSK blockchain as an immutable anchor for keeping tabs on critical documents.

Business  ·  1 September 2020

Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller to Tribunal Over Electricity Bill and Wins

A Malta-based seller of bitcoin mining machines is in hot water after failing to refund a customer who complained over high power bills.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 August 2019
Security

US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks

A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 April 2019
Canada

Quebec Weighs Plan to Sell 500 Megawatts to Crypto Miners

Hydro-Quebec has submitted to the Quebec government the main guidance to select crypto companies to work with.

Markets  ·  25 June 2018