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EIA Bitcoin Mining Data Collection Webinar: A Summary of the Discussions

[Jul 10 1:05 PM] Today’s webinar hosted by the Energy Information Administration laid out their plans for future efforts on data collection surveys targeted at Bitcoin mining operations based in the United States after an agreement was reached the 1st of March this…

EIA Hosting Bitcoin Mining Energy Use Webinar Today

[Jul 10 6:34 AM] Earlier this year the Energy Information Administration attempted to conduct a survey of Bitcoin mining energy use under emergency authorization statues, bypassing the traditional process of instituting a survey that required an open period of…

Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless 'Emergency' Order

[Mar 5 2:55 PM] In another example of crypto using the courts to fight back against unwarranted regulatory interference, blockchain advocates stopped a U.S. statistics agency from issuing an “emergency” request for mining energy metrics.

Final Agreement On EIA Emergency Survey Released

[Mar 1 1:30 PM] The final agreement between the Texas Blockchain Council & Riot Platforms, Inc., and the Energy Information Administration has just dropped, and it’s a good one.In sum, the EIA will voluntarily terminate the illegal EIA-862 collection action they…

EIA Emergency Survey Preliminary Injuction Hearing Canceled Yesterday

[Feb 29 7:05 AM] Yesterday we were supposed to have a hearing on the preliminary injunction in the Texas Blockchain Council v. Department of Energy case. But, as often happens in litigation, things change quickly. Tuesday the judge entered an order canceling…

Second EIA Survey Extension Being Pushed With Open Comment Period

[Feb 27 12:10 PM] The current EIA Emergency Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities survey held by injunction would require monthly reporting of information from mining facility operators through July 31, 2024. This survey would require the collection of information such…

RIOT PLATFORMS AND TEXAS BITCOIN COUNCIL SEEK INJUCTION AGAINST EIA SURVEY

[Feb 23 1:15 PM] Today at 11:30a in Waco, Texas, the Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms, Inc., asked a Federal District Judge Alan Albright for a temporary restraining order blocking the Energy Information Administration from enforcing their "emergency"…

Is the DOE Crypto Mining Data Request an Opportunity for Energy Innovation or for Political Opportunists?

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Resisting the EIA: One Possible Playbook

[Feb 13 11:10 AM] The Biden Administration has intensified oversight on the U.S. bitcoin mining sector through an Energy Information Agency (EIA) emergency survey, portraying electricity usage by miners as a significant threat to national grid stability. This move…

The EIA Emergency Information Collection Is Alarming

[Feb 8 10:33 AM] In mid-January, a massive winter storm swept across the United States, dropping temperatures in Central Texas into the low 20s and causing Texans to huddle indoors with their heaters running full blast. The Texas power grid creaks and groans when…

EIA Mining Survey Looms Large Over Bitcoin Mining Industry

[Feb 7 10:33 AM] The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine's premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now…

EIA Launches ‘Emergency Survey’ on Crypto Mining’s Power Use Amid Concerns of Alleged ‘Public Harm’

[Feb 1 10:30 AM] The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has gained clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an urgent survey regarding electricity usage by cryptocurrency mining firms across the U.S. The EIA submitted this…