Proponents say they want to dredge the seafloor for metals needed for clean technology. Indigenous Pacific Islanders call it a threat to life, culture, and the ocean itself.

More than half of Bitcoin’s global mining network runs on renewable energy — and much of it comes from sources that would otherwise go unused. “More than half of the network is using some type of ...

It is commonly known that the first decentralized digital currency was Bitcoin and it is the cornerstone of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Its non-price and transparent network have turned it into a ...

For more than a decade, The Metals Company has poured millions of dollars into researching and developing technology for mining seafloors at extreme depths, funding scientific studies to evaluate the ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge. A collage of foraminifera, a kind of ...

The winners in 2025 will be those who find the perfect balance in the “Miner’s Triangle”: Ultra-cheap electricity + Political security + Efficient cooling. The geopolitical map of mining has changed.

“Bitcoin uses more renewable energy than any other industry in the world,” said Beau Turner of Abundant Mines in an interview with TheStreet Roundtable’s Alp Gasimov. “More than half of the network is ...