Tag: miners

US Supreme Court gives miners, farmers new shot at overturning regulations

By Tom Hals (Reuters) – Challengers to federal rules covering a range of industries including mining and farming got a fresh shot on Tuesday at rolling back regulations as the U.S. Supreme Court applied a new standard for reviewing the power of federal agencies. Nine lower-court rulings were vacated by the Supreme Court and sent […]

Nvidia-backed AI cloud provider increases use of cryptocurrency mining facilities — CoreWeave expands contract as miners pivot to AI

Credit: Shutterstock CoreWeave, an AI hyper-scaler partnered with GPU giant Nvidia, has expanded its existing contract to rent high-performance computing capacity from Core Scientific. Core Scientific is one of the largest owners and operators of cryptocurrency mining services in North America. CoreWeave was once a cryptocurrency mining outfit itself. It pivoted away from that business […]

Bitcoin Traders See Short-Term Bearish Target at $60K as Miners Pare Holdings

Traders anticipate a deeper drop for bitcoin (BTC) in the coming weeks, despite a strong equity market and favorable U.S. crypto policies, pointing to selling activity from miners and general profit taking. Bitcoin’s upper potential may be limited due to miners’ cash demand, with on-chain data showing an increase in the transfer of BTC from […]

Trump Meets With Crypto Miners, Wants Bitcoin To Be American-Made

Several bitcoin mining executives late Tuesday met with former President Donald Trump, according to various online posts. Trump commented on social media Tuesday night that he wants the remaining bitcoin to be made in the U.S. X CleanSpark (CLSK) chairman Matthew Schultz and CEO Zach Bradford attended the event, along with Riot Platforms (RIOT) CEO […]

Dozens of gold miners trapped in Nigeria

Dozens of gold miners are trapped underground after a pit collapsed in central Nigeria. The incident happened on Monday after heavy rainfall in Niger state but news was slow to emerge because of the country’s general strike, which was called off on Tuesday. Niger state emergency service agency spokesman Hussaini Ibrahim told the BBC that […]