(Bloomberg) — Each morning when Michael Quinn pulls into the parking lot of the luxury apartment complex he manages in West Texas and looks across the street, an unsightly vision blots the horiz...
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Texas is The Perfect Location for Bitcoin Mining: Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz says Texas is suitable for Bitcoin mining. Many crypto mining stocks have lost around 90% value since the peak last year. Bitcoin was trading at the market price of $17,158 at the time of wri...
Key Part Of Texas Abortion Law—That Anyone Can Sue—Apparently Dismissed By Court
Topline A central part of Texas’s six-week abortion law—that bystanders who aren’t connected to an abortion can still sue anyone who performs or facilitates one and receive up to $10,000 in damages—wa...
Bitcoin miner Marathon won’t bid on bankrupt Compute North’s assets, CEO says
Crypto miner Marathon is not looking to buy any assets from bankrupt hosting provider Compute North, after considering a bid for a stake in the 280-megawatt wind power facility in Texas where it runs ...
A Texas Crypto Firm Is in Trouble for Defrauding COVID Program
A Dallas man and the digital currency company he created are in hot water after being charged with defrauding a financial program introduced during the COVID era that was designed to keep businesses a...
Texas seeks to incentivize Bitcoin miners to lower consumption during peak hours
Texas State, yesterday, Dec. 6, offered an interim, voluntary power curtailment program for “Large Flexible Loads (LFL),” intended to give bitcoin miners incentives to lower their power consumption du...
Texas Is Investing In Men’s Basketball, Seeing Dividends
Texas’ head coach Chris Beard, left, meets with Tyrese Hunter (4) and Marcus Carr (5) at the bench … [+] during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Illi...
Texas enforcers want Sam Bankman-Fried to attend the hearing in February: Law Decoded
Welcome to Law Decoded, your weekly digest of all the major developments in the field of regulation. There was some substantial good news for crypto last week, but the prevailing storyline is still th...
Bullish on Bitcoin, US Senator Ted Cruz wants Texas to be a crypto oasis
United States Senator Ted Cruz wants to make the American state of Texas an oasis for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies. Speaking at the Texas Blockchain Summit 2022 in late November, the politician ...
Ten December Wines From Virginia, Texas And California
Virginia vines near Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway getty According to Wines Vines Analytics—California, Texas and Virginia rank 1st, 5th and 11th in wine production volume in the U.S. and produce—respect...
Rewards Likely Outweigh The Risks As Texas Rangers Sign Jacob deGrom
New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom looks on before a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, … [+] Aug. 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) Copyright 2022 The Associated Pr...
Applied Direct Response — ERCOT Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Is Beneficial to the Texas Grid – Mining Bitcoin News
On Nov. 29, 2022, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report on seasonal assessment and resource adequacy for the ERCOT region. ERCOT’s study indicates that bitcoin mining op...
Upbring Uses Crypto to Aid Underserved Children in Texas
Upbring – a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas – has stated it’s going to be using crypto and blockchain technology to help more than 11,000 kids in the Lone Star State. Upbring Is Looking ...
Shocker! Texas Rangers Sign Mets Ace Jacob de Grom To Five-Year Pact
Jacob de Grom, who won two Cy Young Awards with the Mets, waved goodbye to Flushing Friday when he … [+] signed a five-year deal with the Texas Rangers. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Getty Images...
Taiwan’s GlobalWafers Breaks Ground On First U.S. Silicon Wafer Plant In More Than Two Decades
GlobalWafers’ logo is seen on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA … [+] Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images I wrote las...
Texas regulator orders Sam Bankman-Fried to appear at FTX hearing
A Texas regulator is demanding Sam Bankman-Fried appear at a February 2, 2023 hearing to answer claims that FTX US offered unregistered securities products through its yield-bearing service. The notic...
Texas State Securities Regulator Sends Sam Bankman-Fried Official Hearing Notice Requesting SBF’s Testimony
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is being summoned by the Texas securities regulator to appear during an administrative hearing on February 2nd, 2023. The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) i...
Texas Securities Regulator Summons SBF to February 2 Hearing
The regulator is pursuing a cease and desist order against FTX, Administrative Fines, and a refund of the assets received from investors amongst other demands. In an ongoing effort to uncover the mish...
SBF To Appear Before Texas Regulator In Securities Case
The Texas Securities Board has summoned embattled former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to a February 2nd hearing. The summon is part of an investigation into whether FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried violated any...
Bankman-Fried on the hook in Texas, called to appear at Feb. hearing
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been called to a Feb. 2 hearing by the Texan securities regulator as part of an investigation into whether he and FTX US have violated Texas securities laws. In a...
Wine Gifts That Say How You Really Feel
For the grump, the snark and the sulky drinker in your life. A Sulky, June 26, 1800. Artist Thomas Rowlandson. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty … [+] Images) Heritage Images via ...
Texas regulator wants Bankman-Fried testimony in securities case
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has a hearing date in Texas. The Texas State Securities Board wants Bankman-Fried to testify on Feb. 2 in response to an enforcement action issued today alleging...
The Block: Beto O’Rourke returns $1 million donation from Sam Bankman-Fried: Texas Tribune
Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke is the latest politician to ditch a political donation from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The former congressman and gubernatorial candidate returned a $1 millio...
Texas recognizes the value of Bitcoin
Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, says his state “wants to be the core of that” and recognizes the value of what Bitcoin means to the entire world. Texas is the home of Bitcoin Speaking to the Texas...
Texas wants to be the centerpiece of Bitcoin innovation, says Governor Abbott
Texas Governor Greg Abbott sees value in what Bitcoin means to the entire world, adding that his state “wants to be the centerpiece of that.” Texas is Bitcoin country Speaking to the Texas Blockchain ...
Texas governor says Bitcoin is good for the state’s power grid
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas voiced his approval of the cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin. Documenting Bitcoin, a Twitter account that provides information about Bitcoin published a clip in ...
Why Texas Remains A Top Offseason Spot For Tax-Savvy Professional Athletes
Areas like Austin, Texas, remain top primary home spot professional athletes looking to maximize … [+] their earnings. getty Professional athletes make up some of the wealthiest people in the wo...
A 5.4M Earthquake Shakes Up Oil And Gas Disposal Wells And Nuclear Waste Plans In The Permian Basin Of West Texas.
A road sign report of an earthquake in February 2016 in Oklahoma. Getty Images In the island of West Java, part of Indonesia, a moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred on November 21, 2022. Beca...
Biden Quietly Approved 2 Million Bpd Texas Oil Terminal
Despite its clear anti-oil stance, the Biden administration has just approved a new oil export terminal for the Texas Gulf Coast, which will become the country’s biggest piece of oil export infrastruc...
Bitcoin miners look to software to help balance the Texas grid
Although Bitcoin (BTC) mining remains a controversial topic, it’s becoming more common to hear how Bitcoin mining can help balance grid demand. This is being demonstrated in the state of Texas, as Bit...
Texas Regulator’s Investigation on Celebrities who Endorsed FTX
Tom Brady, Steph Curry, who previously endorsed FTX, are reportedly being probed by Texas regulators. The investigation by Texas regulators is for looking at whether endorsements violated securities l...
Alex Jones Must Pay Nearly $50 Million For Sandy Hook Conspiracies, Texas Judge Rules
Topline A Texas judge Tuesday ruled Alex Jones must pay more than $45 million in punitive damages for promoting false conspiracy theories surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, ac...