Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) will develop a cryptocurrency cloud-mining platform with The9, according to a memorandum of understanding signed by the two sides. The mining business is expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of the year, subject to…
Cryptocurrency miners in China are shifting their operations to other markets abroad following Beijing’s latest crackdown. A committee from China’s State Council announced on Friday that it would crack down on crypto, specifically naming Bitcoin as a major…
A power struggle at the world’s largest crypto mining start-up has resulted in the surprise ouster of one of its co-founders. Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies has fired co-founder and executive director Micree Zhan Ketuan, according to an internal memo sent…
The government Thursday reaffirmed Vietnam’s desire for a greener energy mix amid the risk of a power deficiency. Environment-friendly coal- and gas-fueled and renewable power plants would make up the mix. While Vietnam faces “obvious risks of an energy…
Gas Malaysia Bhd has announced a higher average effective natural gas tariff for the non-power sector in Peninsular Malaysia at RM32.92 per MMBtu, which is 0.7% higher than the current RM32.69 per MMBtu. The revision will be effective from Jan 1, 2019 to June…
Korea’s manufacturing and mining industry shipments increased in 2017, mainly due to growth in the electronics, refined petroleum and machinery sectors, a government report showed on Tuesday. Combined shipments by companies in the sectors with more than 10…
State-owned mining holding company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, better known as Inalum, sold bonds worth $4 billion in its first-ever US dollar bond deal on Thursday to fund the acquisition of a majority stake in the Grasberg copper mine in Papua. The deal…
Many people have heard about the term Bitcoin floating around, but fail to understand properly what it is. This article looks at what Bitcoin is, and dissects one of the most important processes associated with this cryptocurrency – Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin –…
Head Of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Thomas Trikasih Lembong, predicted that Australia’s investment in Indonesia could increase up to USD 3 billion (around Rp 40 trillion) throughout the next three to five years. Most of Australia’s…
National mining company PT. Aneka Tambang (ANTAM) and Australian mining company Newcrest Mining Ltd. are building a partnership in order to explore gold and copper potential in Indonesia. A statement released by the Australian Embassy on Sunday, November 6,…