John McAfee’s ex-girlfriend has made a claim that the former anti-virus tycoon is alive and well, living in Texas. That’s according to her statement made in the new Netflix documentary called “Running...
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John McAfee Is Alive, Hiding Out in Texas, Ex-Girlfriend Claims in Netflix Documentary – Bitcoin News
John McAfee’s ex-girlfriend has made a claim that the former anti-virus tycoon is alive and well, living in Texas. That’s according to her statement made in the new Netflix documentary called “Running...
Flash flooding in Texas forces road closures and rescues
Brooke Conley looks for personal items to salvage at her flooded wellness studio in the Fair Park section of Dallas, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Residents are cleaning up the day after heavy rains across ...
Texas Senator Ted Cruz Says Bitcoin Can Bring Prosperity, Calls BTC Mining a Net Plus for Environment
United States Senator Ted Cruz believes that Bitcoin and BTC mining are beneficial to both the economy and the environment. Cruz says at the Texas Blockchain Summit event that Bitcoin generates prospe...
Tech mogul John McAfee ‘faked death and is alive’ in Texas, ex-girlfriend claims
The ex-girlfriend of crypto proponent and tech mogul John McAfee has claimed that the computer programmer is still alive and living in Texas, over a year after he reportedly committed suicide in a Spa...
Texas senator lauds Bitcoin mining as ‘a net plus for the environment’
Texas senator Ted Cruz has suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) mining is an added advantage to the environment, dispelling the perennial concerns about the asset’s energy consumption. Cruz stated that crypt...
CEO of United Texas Bank wishes to restrict the issuing of US dollar-backed altcoins to banks
Scott Beck, CEO of the United Texas Bank, urged representatives of the government’s blockchain advisory committee to suggest a policy that would leave stablecoins to financial institutions rather than...
United Texas Bank CEO Suggests Granting the Issuance of US Dollar-backed Stablecoins to Banks
Chief executive officer of United Texas Bank, Scott Beck, has asked members of the state’s blockchain working group to propose a policy for letting banks supervise stablecoins instead of the crypto fi...
Tropical Storm Warning Issued For South Texas As Hurricane Season On Verge Of Breaking Lull
Topline Portions of the south Texas coast are bracing for tropical storm conditions that could bring flooding rains Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning as an area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mex...
Why bitcoin miners in Texas are getting paid not to mine bitcoin
As bitcoin miners flock to Texas, one of the toughest things they’ve had to contend with is the heat. In July, however, mining firm Riot Blockchain showed how it’s possible to cash in on it — by not m...
United Texas Bank CEO wants to ‘limit the issuance of US dollar-backed stablecoins to banks’
Scott Beck, chief executive officer of United Texas Bank, called on members of the state’s blockchain working group to recommend policy for leaving stablecoins to banks rather than crypto firms. Speak...
‘There’s a lot less land to go around’ — Why White Rock established off-the-grid mining in Texas
Amid many cryptocurrency mining firms in Texas scaling down operations to reduce the load on the power grid, at least one company set up miners not quite as affected by the state’s energy requirements...
Texas Is A Bitcoin ‘Hot Spot’ Even As Heat Waves Rise
Extreme heat won’t stop miners from setting up operations in Texas More sustainable practices may be required A number of miners in Texas had to cease operations entirely Record-breaking heat waves ar...
State Fairs Hope To Put Disease And Deficits Behind Them In Their First Full-Throttle Season Since Covid
Corn dogs will fry. Pigs will parade. Butter cows will greet visitors from their climate-controlled enclosures. This month is go-time for Ferris wheels, bacon-wrapped beef on a stick and llamas dresse...
Heatwave Causes Texas BTC Miners to Slow Down
There is a rapid heatwave spreading through the state of Texas. This means everybody’s air conditioning units are going to be on, and electricity is going to be short. As a result, crypto miners in th...
Wade Bowen Blends Love Of 80s & 90s Country On New Album
Singer/songwriter Wade Bowen Credit: Katie Kauss For nearly two decades, Texas-native Wade Bowen has charted his own course in country music. The singer/songwriter built a strong following at home, ch...
Bitcoin Miner Cipher Mining Completes 40-MW Wind Powered Site in Texas – crypto.news
Cipher Mining has completed the deployment of mining rigs in its 40-megawatt facility in Alborz, Texas. The miner anticipates having 6.9 exahashes per second of computing power operational by early 20...
Cipher Mining completes 40-megawatt wind powered site in Texas
Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining has finished deploying mining rigs to its 40-megawatt wind powered facility in Alborz, Texas, representing about 1.3 exahash per second (EH/s) in hash rate. The new site wi...
In Summer Of Record Heat, U.S. Power Grid Is Holding Up–So Far
High voltage transmission towers in Houston, Texas Getty Images Despite earlier warnings from grid operators and power grid reliability experts, this summer’s unprecedented heat waves have not caused ...
Texas miner earned $9.5M in power credits while mining 318 BTC
Riot Blockchain, one of Texas’s largest Bitcoin mining operations, earned around $9.5 million in power credits last month by turning off its miners. According to the company’s monthly report, Riot vol...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Start Energizing Texas Rigs at Compute North Facility
Compute North has now energized 40 megawatts (MW) of a 280MW wind-powered facility in Upton County in West Texas, according to the Monday earnings release. Marathon will be the exclusive client of thi...
Crypto Miner Riot Made $9.5M by Shutting Down Amid Texas Heatwave – crypto.news
Riot Blockchain, an American Bitcoin mining company, earned an estimated $9.5 million in power credits by halting mining operations at its Texas facility last month in response to a state request. Rio...
American Support For Immigration Drops, Poll Finds, As Tensions Flare Over Migrant Busing From Texas To NYC
Topline Support for immigration has hit a two-year low, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday, as a political battle heats up over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategy to send migrants from the ...
Celsius Wants to Sell its Mined Bitcoin. Texas Regulators Don’t Trust It
Texas regulators have asked a US bankruptcy court to deny Celsius’ request to monetize its mined bitcoin, saying it’s concerned about how the proceeds would be used. In a formal objection filed on Fri...
Argo mined 22.4% more bitcoin in July than in June — and sold 887
Bitcoin miner Argo mined 22.4% more bitcoin in July compared with June. It also sold 887 BTC in July, at an average price of $22,670 per coin. The company used a majority of those revenues to reduce i...
Core Scientific mined 10.4% more bitcoin in July despite power cuts
Core Scientific self-mined 1,221 BTC in July — up by 10.4% compared with June, despite having to curtail power due to extreme temperatures in Texas. Curtailment periods totaled 8,157 megawatt-hours in...
Core Scientific increased Bitcoin production by 10% in July amid Texas power cuts
Crypto mining firm Core Scientific reported its operations produced 1,221 Bitcoin (BTC) in July even as the company powered down several times in response to demand on the Texas power grid. In a Frida...
Texas Now Busing Migrants To New York City—Mayor Adams Warns City Services Stretching Thin
Topline Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Friday that his state is now busing migrants seeking asylum in the United States to New York City, marking an expansion of a program that’s dropped t...