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The vote will begin on Feb. 21, with a total balance of the inactive addresses adding up to 1.08 billion TON coins.
Zeynep Geylan 1 min read 
With earnings going from high to low in 2022, some miners struggled to pay the dues, resulting in more defaults, distressed asset sales, and acquisitions than ever before.
The Bitcoin network used 58.9% renewable sources last quarter vs. 59.4% the previous quarter.
Marathon, Hut8, and Riot collected the largest amount of Bitcoin while Bit Digital emerged as the one that increased its mining capability the most.
Zero-emission energy resources account for 52.2% of the network's energy usage. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan now represents only 6.4% of the global hash rate.
Since the last difficulty adjustment on Jan. 3, BTC price surged 27% to trade above $21,000 for the first time since FTX collapsed.
BTC hashrate spike 20% on Jan. 12 before retracing to 251.79 EH/s.
A Celsius creditor Víctor Ubierna de las Heras has objected to the sale and questioned whether it is in the best interest of the estate.
Argo Blockchain mined 25% less BTC last month. Its debts amounted to $79 million as of Dec. 31 while it had $20 million in cash.
