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There is a war brewing among states to attract bitcoin miners, and new data shows that a whole lot of them are headed to New York, Kentucky, Georgia, and Texas.

Bitcoin tops $39,000 for the first time in nearly 6 weeks CNBC 11 hrs ago Arjun Kharpal Bitcoin surged above $39,000 for the first time since mid-June as sentiment turned bullish following a recent sell-off. Experts attributed the moves to a number of factors including recent bullish comments from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Some of the concerns over the environmental impact of bitcoin mining and Chinas regulatory crackdown, have also begun to wear off, th...

Bitcoin mining isn’t nearly as bad for the environment as it used to be, new data shows CNBC 6 hrs ago MacKenzie Sigalos After Beijing decided to expel its miners in May, more than 50% of the hashrate – the collective computing power of miners worldwide – dropped off the network.  The United States has fast become the new hotspot for the worlds global crypto miners. In the last six months, the country has jumped from fifth to second place and now accounts for nearly 17%...

KEY POINTS The U.S. is the second-biggest mining destination on the planet, accounting for nearly 17% of all the world’s bitcoin miners. Prior to Beijing’s sudden crackdown, China’s mining dominance had already begun to slip. Marathon Digital’s Fred Thiel expects most new miners relocating to North America to be powered by renewables or gas that is offset by renewable energy credits. Well before China decided to kick out all of its bitcoin miners, they were already leaving i...