# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

“# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency ” Beijing authorities are reportedly conducting inspections of crypto mining data centers to better understand their impact on energy consumption, Reuters reports Thursday. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology on Tuesday sent an emergency notice to the city’s data center operators asking…

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# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan

# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan

“# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan ” Amid growing concerns over the energy sector in Kyrgyzstan, a former government official has argued that cryptocurrency mining is a major factor driving the energy crisis. Daniyar Akmatov, former director of the state investment protection organization, the Investment Promotion and Protection Agency,…

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# UK Bitcoin mining revenues soar but China hogs 75% of ‘blood coin’ production

# UK Bitcoin mining revenues soar but China hogs 75% of ‘blood coin’ production

“# UK Bitcoin mining revenues soar but China hogs 75% of ‘blood coin’ production ” United Kingdom-based Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Argo Blockchain just recorded the best quarter in its history, generating record revenues for three months straight. Yet despite the burgeoning cryptocurrency mining venture emerging in the west, the vast majority of Bitcoin production…

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