James Howells, who lost a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins in a landfill more than a decade ago, is now in a legal battle to recover it. The bitcoins are currently valued at around £500 million, prompting Howells to sue Newport City Council, which claims that anything in the landfill belongs to them. Howells asserts ...
Jackie Sawicky, the founder of the Texas Coalition Against Cryptomining, has decided to end her three-year fight against Bitcoin mining in Texas. She cites the recent election of Donald Trump and his pro-crypto policies as a significant factor in her decision. Sawicky’s activism aimed to address the environmental and community impacts of Bitcoin mining, including ...
The global surge in data centers is driving Big Tech to explore new energy solutions to support the growing demands of artificial intelligence. Options like nuclear power, liquid cooling, and advancements in quantum computing are on the table to meet this need. Experts caution that the environmental costs of this AI boom are often overlooked, ...
