Tag: Texas

The city of Fort Worth, Texas is tentatively entering the Bitcoin mining industry at a government level. The six-month pilot program should establish the area as a welcoming blockchain hub. Miners at City Hall On Tuesday, the Fort Worth city council voted unanimously on a resolution to accept a donation of three Bitcoin miners. The miners – a Texas Blockchain Council donation – are worth $2,100 each. As CNBC reports, the Bitmain Antminer S9 mining rigs will mine Bitcoin 24/7…

In recent years, digital money has expanded significantly. In addition to trading and exchanging, several companies are now taking bitcoin as a means of payment.  Digital money will soon be part of an employee savings plan at a bank operating in Texas. Could receiving Bitcoin salaries become an option in the future? Texas Bitcoin - Vantage Bank’s Innovative Decision Vantage Bank is among the first companies to allow workers to join a Bitcoin savings plan. In this context, businesses are…

Crypto-related job postings skyrocketed last year, following the strong performance of crypto markets. Texas and Florida emerged as new hubs for crypto jobs.  LinkedIn has reported an astonishing 395% growth of job postings related to crypto. A survey by Linkedin showed a sharp rise in job postings with terms like "cryptocurrency", "bitcoin", and "blockchain" in 2021. Moreover, the growth in crypto jobs outpaced the broader tech industry, which saw a 98% increase in listings. Most job postings were in finance…

Texas continues to establish itself as the world’s new premier Bitcoin mining hub. The City of Albine recently announced a partnership with Lancium – a Houston-based energy infrastructure company – to build a $2.4B data centre. The centre will also host Bitcoin mining, among “other energy-intensive applications”. More Mining in Texas As reported by KTXS12 News, the data centre is to be the largest Albine city project to date. The project – titled “Project Artemis” – will begin at 200…