BLOOMBERG Crypto miners threaten frail energy grid at the end of the world 29-04-2022 08:20 Argentina’s crypto frenzy is putting the energy grid of a small province in Patagonia near a breaking point.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Argentina begins taxing cryptocurrency, reversing old stance 17-11-2021 15:17 Transactions involving cryptocurrencies will be subject to government's tax on bank credit and debts, effective immediately.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Cryptocurrencies: Argentina as a Bitcoin farmer 05-11-2021 17:44 A well-known Canadian company is bringing its Bitcoin ‘farms’ to Argentina. A look at the local temptations favouring this mining business. by Mariana Sidoti Gigli
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Cheap electricity a boon for bitcoin mining in cash-strapped Venezuela 01-09-2021 12:55 In crisis-stricken Venezuela, crypto mining presents an economic opportunity for a lucky few, made possible by one of the world's lowest electricity prices.
Cryptocurrencies A crypto-revolution in Argentina 12-06-2021 00:17 Argentina’s economy is prime breeding ground for the crypto-world. And the populist promise of cheap energy here is a crypto-miner’s dream. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Bloomberg Crypto mining booms on cheap, subsidised energy in Argentina 31-05-2021 10:41 Bitcoin miners are capitalising on the inefficiencies of the country’s interventionist economy to reap outsize returns, fuelled by memories of currency busts and powered by government-subsidised electricity.