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Norwegian Man With Metal Detector Hit the Frickin’ Jackpot
Norway’s ‘largest gold find of the century’ was discovered after Erlend Bore’s doctor advised him to go outside and get exercise.
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Bitcoin Is Dirtier Than Ever
Bitcoin proponents have long argued that miners moving to the U.S. can help lower the network’s carbon emissions. But a new paper out Friday finds that global shifts in the location of bitcoin miners driven by a crackdown in China last year have actually made bitcoin even dirtier. Thanks in part to fossil-fuelled grids in…
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Bitcoin Miners Are Gobbling Up U.S. Energy
There’s a big new presence slurping up power from the U.S. grid, and it’s growing: bitcoin miners. New research shows that the U.S. has overtaken China as the top global destination for bitcoin mining and energy use is skyrocketing as a result.
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World’s Largest Crypto Trading Platform Under Investigation by DOJ and IRS: Report
Binance, the world’s largest platform for buying and selling cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service, according to a new report from Bloomberg News.