infrastructure

IREN Achieves 50 EH/s Bitcoin Mining Milestone, Expands into AI Infrastructure

IREN Achieves 50 EH/s Bitcoin Mining Milestone, Expands into AI Infrastructure

As a vertically diversified data center company, IREN seems to have made it to a critical inflection point. Their mission is to sustainably power Bitcoin mining, AI, and other high-performance computing applications with 100% renewable energy. The company’s techno-economic based Bitcoin mining strategy saw it achieve a sizable enterprise capacity...

France's Bitcoin Gamble: 3 Risks They're Overlooking in the Power Grid Plan

France's Bitcoin Gamble: 3 Risks They're Overlooking in the Power Grid Plan

Meanwhile, France is getting hot and heavy with Bitcoin mining, suggesting an evaluation by the government to see if it could strengthen the national energy grid. The concept is to capture excess electricity, largely from nuclear plants. This new initiative would have the ability to jumpstart blighted, former industrial areas....