On Feb. 14, 2023, Milena Mayorga, the Salvadoran ambassador to the United States, announced that her country is considering opening a second bitcoin embassy in
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El Salvador to open a ‘Bitcoin Embassy’ in the United States
After debuting a Bitcoin Embassy in Switzerland’s city of Lugano, El Salvador continues expanding its BTC strategy with a new partnership with Texas.
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Iris Energy Boosts Self-Mining Capacity With 4.4 EH/s of New Bitmain Bitcoin Mining Rigs
Bitcoin miner, Iris Energy, announced plans to increase the company’s self-mining capacity, from 2 exahash per second (EH/s) to approximately 5.5 EH/s, after it receives
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Riot reports 17K miners offline due to Texas weather
The mining firm reported two of the buildings at its Whinstone facility in Rockdale were damaged in December as Texas experienced days of sub-zero temperatures.
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Argo Blockchain mines 25% less Bitcoin due to winter storm at Helios
Argo Blockchain mined less Bitcoin than expected in December due to the firm curtailing mining operations at Helios amid extreme weather conditions.
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1.5M houses could be powered by the energy Texas miners returned
Bitcoin miners appeared to be the model consumers for the ancillary services in the state.
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