A startup company plans to build a Bitcoin mining operation on Alaska's North Slope that would consume as much electricity as the state's largest coal plant produces, the Alaska Beacon reported.

Bhutan is using surplus, carbon-free hydropower to mine Bitcoin, converting excess electricity into a liquid digital export rather than curtailing generation. Mining and custody are handled by the ...

Theres something about Bitcoin and blockchain that just seems to attract weird and wacky tinkerers. While computationally ...