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Miners on the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks are feeling the pinch as falling token prices put pressure on the least efficient miners.
Samuel Wan 3 min read 
The downturn in token price has triggered an exodus of GPU miners, resulting in a flood of availability in graphics cards.
Five U.S. Senators are proposing to create a national registry for PoW mining companies and mandating them to provide regular disclosures about their energy sources and carbon emissions.
In May, a BTC sell-off trend for its miners began as its price fell to an 18-month low. More miners are forced to sell as the Bitcoin prices continue their downtrend and the electricity fees increase.
Calculations show that Bitcoin currently spends 56 times less energy than traditional monetary system, while Bitcoin Lightning is 194 Million times more energy efficient.
A BIS research paper suggests that the process of miners making profits by choosing the sequencing of transactions in a block should be considered illegal.
After Ethereum switches to proof-of-stake almost 1.1PH of mining power will need to find a new home
Passing the crypto mining bill into law will cause New York residents significant economic damage, according to Mayor Adams.
Ever increasing energy prices along with a dramatic decline in the price of Ethereum has made GPU mining unprofitable for many miners for the first time since 2020
