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Coindesk

The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) will survey the electricity use of selected U.S.-based miners over the next six months.

There are concerns that the collected data will be used to inform potentially harmful policies to the mining industry. [ more ]

The Verge

Data centers could consume twice as much electricity by 2026 due to cryptocurrencies and AI.

Crypto mining alone is estimated to account for nearly a quarter of the electricity consumption of data centers in 2022. [ more ]

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