Bitcoin

The entrepreneurs behind Southern Block Capital, a Bitcoin mining investment firm based in Little Rock, are optimistic that their second fundraising round will build on the success of the first. Ryan Herget, the man behind Arkansas startup uber-success stories Chef …

Harding University in Searcy recently received a $1 million gift from a private donor that will be used to fund new technology programs.  This fall, Bennett Holloway, content director at Blockworks and an alumnus of Harding University, will teach a …

Three veteran Arkansas entrepreneurs are betting big on Bitcoin and aiming to bring the power of digital currency mining home to the Natural State. Southern Block Capital, a newly launched investment fund led by Ryan Herget, Steve Landers Jr. and …

Businessman Steve Landers Jr. is planning to open another cryptocurrency mine, this time in Vilonia. If all goes as planned, the mine will open in the fourth quarter of this year, he said. The Vilonia Planning Commission is set to …

A bill prohibiting the operation of digital-asset mining businesses within 30 miles of any U.S. military facility was filed late Tuesday in the Arkansas state senate. Senate Bill 60, co-sponsored by Sen. Ricky Hill (R-Cabot) and House Speaker Brian Evans …

A cease-and-desist order halting construction on a bitcoin mine in Lonoke County owned by Steve Landers Jr. has been lifted, and Landers said he intends to proceed with building the mine as planned. Last week, officials representing the county and …

Cabot and Lonoke County officials hosted a press conference this week to express concerns about a planned crypto mine outside Cabot city limits in Lonoke County. Cabot Mayor Ken Kincade, state Sen. Ricky Hill and Lonoke County Judge Doug Erwin …

Donald Trump’s election night win triggered a strong market reaction overnight. The Dow Jones industrials, S&P 500 and NASDAQ composite, U.S. treasury yields and the dollar all spiked in reaction to the news that Trump will return to the White …

Digital.com recently surveyed 1,000 U.S. business owners to see what their plans were for implementing crypto payments, and found that nearly one in three say they plan to work with Dogecoin in the near future. The meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin spiked late …

Renewables and energy efficiency are being used to address the rising energy usage of cryptocurrency mining, such as Bitcoin, which ranks among the top 30 energy consumers. While Bitcoin mining is by no means the greatest consumer of electricity, its …