Crypto Miners Panic – No Affordable Electricity Left?
Crypto miners require high electricity for their mining activities. But with the high energy consumption, several jurisdictions are frowning on digital currency mining. Moreover, mining activities are recently creating another environmental threat due to the energy source. Some miners are using fossil fuels to generate the required electricity for mining. Combustion of these fuels leads […]
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Bitcoin mining is still big business for miners. However, it is an energy-intensive activity which means that for it to be a profitable venture, miners would have to look for the cheapest electricity options available. This had been behind most of the miners previously set up in China but after the crackdown, had been forced […]
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The government of Kyrgyzstan has recently revised its electricity tariffs for various groups of consumers. Authorities in Bishkek have raised the rates at which crypto mining businesses buy power citing the energy-intensive nature of the coin minting process. Crypto Miners in Kyrgyzstan to Pay More for Electricity Companies operating crypto mining facilities in Kyrgyzstan will have to pay a higher price for the electrical energy they need to mint digital currencies. The increase follows a government decision to update electricity rates across the board in order to “ensure the....