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Hagerty's Bitcoin Dream: Tennessee's Wild Ride to Crypto Hub Status?

Hagerty's Bitcoin Dream: Tennessee's Wild Ride to Crypto Hub Status?

Senator Bill Hagerty wants to see Tennessee lit up with digital gold. He sees the state’s future growing on the back of Bitcoin mining, AI computing—and, most crucially, nuclear energy. Smart Growth America At first glance, this may look like a visionary blueprint, but it’s a high-stakes gamble. Get ready,...

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Hagerty Champions Tennessee as Potential Bitcoin Mining Hub

Hagerty Champions Tennessee as Potential Bitcoin Mining Hub

Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is spearheading initiatives aimed at positioning Tennessee as a central hub for Bitcoin mining and technological innovation. We believe that there are bipartisan ways to sensibly regulate the cryptocurrency industry. Further, we’re investigating the role of nuclear energy in making Bitcoin mining and AI computing cleaner...

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Tennessee's Bitcoin Gambit: Prudent Progress or Nuclear Folly?

Tennessee's Bitcoin Gambit: Prudent Progress or Nuclear Folly?

Senator Bill Hagerty's vision for Tennessee: a beacon of Bitcoin mining and AI prowess, fueled by the state's energy resources. It's a bold idea, shimmering with promise. Is it their stroke of genius, or their $31 trillion kindergarten gamble that would make taxpayers clean everybody’s lunch money off the sidewalk?...

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Bit Digital's Staking Gamble Smart Pivot or Risky Bet?

Bit Digital's Staking Gamble Smart Pivot or Risky Bet?

Bit Digital is betting the farm. They’re promoting the sale of these shovels in order to purchase the lottery tickets. They're ditching Bitcoin mining, the digital equivalent of the California gold rush, for Ethereum staking, which, let's be honest, sounds a lot less rugged and a lot more…regulated. Whether this...

Bit Digital's Ethereum Bet: 3 Reasons It's a Genius Move

Bit Digital's Ethereum Bet: 3 Reasons It's a Genius Move

Alright, let’s be real. When I first learned that Bit Digital was abandoning Bitcoin mining in favor of Ethereum staking, I have to admit my first response was dubious. A company that’s been foundational to the build out… suddenly bailing? It sounded crazy. The further I dug, the more apparent...

Altcoin ETF Approval A Double Edged Sword 3 Risks to Watch Out For

Altcoin ETF Approval A Double Edged Sword 3 Risks to Watch Out For

The buzz is building. Look out BTC, altcoin ETFs are on their way! The SEC seems to be getting a little more friendly towards it, especially with regards to Solana. We're seeing applications amended, deadlines looming, and even whispers of BlackRock jumping into the XRP game after the Ripple case...

Bitcoin Mining's Dirty Secret 2025: Is It Still Worth the Risk?

Bitcoin Mining's Dirty Secret 2025: Is It Still Worth the Risk?

Let's be blunt. The Bitcoin gold rush? It’s increasingly shaping up to be a fool’s errand come 2025. This really is more than a small blip in profitability. That is a dramatic and potentially catastrophic turn in the risk-reward equation. The shiny allure of digital gold is masking a growing...

5 Reasons Why Altcoin ETF Approval Will Unleash Crypto Summer 2.0

5 Reasons Why Altcoin ETF Approval Will Unleash Crypto Summer 2.0

The air is just crackling with excitement, right? Or maybe that’s just the Crypto Summer 2.0 that you can almost taste on the horizon. Forget the lukewarm spring we just had. This is about to be a full-blown heatwave, fueled by something even more potent than Bitcoin: Altcoins. And what's...

Decoding Bitcoin Mining Unveiling the Power, Cost, and Environmental Impact

Decoding Bitcoin Mining Unveiling the Power, Cost, and Environmental Impact

Bitcoin mining, which serves as the infrastructure for the world’s first and most well-known cryptocurrency, remains one of the hottest topics in cryptocurrency today. This process, which is critical for transaction validation and new bitcoin issuance, requires miners to solve tricky math equations. While important to its overall security and...

CleanSpark's Bitcoin Bonanza: Smart Strategy or Fleeting Fortune?

CleanSpark's Bitcoin Bonanza: Smart Strategy or Fleeting Fortune?

CleanSpark's recent headlines are hard to ignore: 685 Bitcoin mined in a single month, $61 million in revenue, and a hashrate reaching 50 EH/s. They have a Bitcoin treasury that makes them the seventh largest company by market capitalization — as publicly traded companies go. Before we hand them the...