New York-based crypto-mining service provider Foundry USA takes the lead to become the world’s second-largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool after taking up a 15.42% share of the network.Data from BTC.com shows that Digital Currency Group-owned Foundry USA stands behind the pool leader AntPool by a hash rate of just 4,000 PH/s, which contributed to a 17.76% network share at the time … [Read more...] about Foundry USA becomes second-largest Bitcoin mining pool amid China ban
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Greenpeace USA stops accepting Bitcoin donations due to environmental concerns
The American arm of Greenpeace, a non-governmental multinational environmental organization, has stopped accepting donations in Bitcoin (BTC) amid growing concerns about the crypto’s impact on the world’s ecology, it told Financial Times yesterday.“As the amount of energy needed to run Bitcoin became clearer, this policy became no longer tenable,” said a spokesperson for … [Read more...] about Greenpeace USA stops accepting Bitcoin donations due to environmental concerns