Giant excavators for use in deep-sea mining must stay parked for now.Credit: Nigel Roddis/Reuters For more than a week, representatives of nations around the world have been meeting at a session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica. The ISA was established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 30 … Read more
A budding startup called Interlune is trying to become the first private company to mine the moon’s natural resources and sell them back on Earth. Interlune will initially focus on helium-3 — a helium isotope created by the sun through the process of fusion — which is abundant on the moon. In an interview with … Read more
As more players enter the cryptocurrency market, mining becomes more complex and requires more computing power. As a result, many people who previously used their own equipment for cryptocurrency mining now find it unsustainable: high electricity bills and wear and tear on the equipment. Therefore, cloud mining is becoming an increasingly attractive option. In the … Read more