Here’s how and why Pakistan is jumping in with both feet on crypto and AI. Their audacious actions are making huge tsunamis across the world. 2000 megawatts. And that’s what they’re directing toward Bitcoin mining and AI data centers. Two thousand megawatts. Time will tell whether this is indeed the...
France, a major producer and exporter of electricity in Europe, is contemplating tapping into the potential of Bitcoin mining to smoothen its power grid. As a nation largely dependent on nuclear power, Japan creates frequent electricity surpluses as a result of its nuclear-heavy energy infrastructure. In France, lawmakers have introduced...
The DeFi world moves fast. One minute, everyone’s shouting “decentralization,” the next, the institutions are at the door. We’re thrilled about the partnership between Maple Finance and Lido Finance. Combined, they provide stables credit lines secured by stETH! Sounds fancy, right? To know if this is a real leap forward,...
Five billion dollars. Some $1 billion+ in annual taxpayer giveaways… That’s a pretty big pile of taxpayer dollars, even by the wild west standards of crypto. Update on DFDV’s own capital raising DFDV has recently closed an equity line with RK Capital Management. With this deal, Jump has injected the...
Osage, Iowa, may not be a familiar name to many outside the Midwest. It is ground zero in an important fight that embodies not just the future of cryptocurrency, but our ability to welcome and adapt to disruptive innovation. Infographic courtesy of Simple Mining Simple Mining is planning to develop...
Bitcoin mining. The phrase conjures images of futuristic server farms humming with digital energy, or maybe just the headache-inducing screech of cooling fans. Now, picture that in Osage, Iowa. Regardless of their intentions, Simple Mining still needs to build this facility and the community is rightfully cautious. Are their fears...
Bitdeer is making waves, no doubt. Their May 2025 self-mined Bitcoin numbers are jaw-dropping, 196 BTC, totaling more than $21 million! Further, the Bitcoin hashrate has grown to an all-time high of 13.6 EH/s, a tremendous achievement. And 40 EH/s by October 2025? Ambitious. Let’s take a step back and...
You think you've seen it all, right? Another day, another Trump headline. But this isn’t your ordinary, run-of-the-mill scandal. It’s a shortsighted and self-serving action that deliberately erodes the very pillars of our democracy and exacerbates the climate emergency. And quite frankly, it ought to make your blood boil.1. Meme...
Ethiopia is rapidly positioning itself as a leader in the global Bitcoin mining industry. By continuing to leverage the country’s wealth of renewable energy resources, the country is luring investment and propelling economic growth. Today, Ethiopia has a relatively modest share of the global Bitcoin hash rate—around 2.5%—but it is...
Ethiopia’s bet on Bitcoin mining is strange it’s very bold, even audacious. The narrative is seductive: cheap, renewable hydroelectric power, fueled by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), attracting foreign investment, and transforming the nation into a crypto powerhouse. Beneath the surface, a nagging question persists: is this a sustainable...
