Texas Electric Utility Courts Unnamed Crypto Miners With Five-Year Deals

In a recent report, the community-driven, nonprofit electric provider in Texas, Denton Municipal Electric (DME), is attracting interest from several crypto mining companies seeking to establish operations. These companies are eyeing a five-year agreement for powering their mining activities. Texas’ Denton Municipal Electric in Talks With Unnamed Crypto Miners On Feb. 16, the Denton Record … Read more

Texas Lawmaker Launches Resolution to Protect Bitcoin Investors, Support BTC Economy

A legislative proposal has been introduced to support the bitcoin economy in the U.S. state of Texas. “The individuals who own bitcoin should be protected” under the Texas Constitution, the proposal describes. “No citizen of Texas shall ever be deprived of their right to own bitcoin and that all bitcoin owners will be protected as … Read more

Riot Blockchain Is Constructing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Navarro County, Texas

The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity has been initiated on the 265-acre site and the team hopes to have bitcoin mining and hosting capabilities online by next … Read more