Overview Energy uses near-infrared lasers to send space-based electricity to existing solar panels, aiming to break free from day-night limitations, though climate and efficiency still need validation. （Background: Former NASA engineer: Building a space data center is the worst idea I've ever heard） （Additional context: Moving the Three Gorges Dam to space - China plans to build solar power stations in space, will humanity achieve energy independence?） Table of Contents Near-infrared experiment at 5 km altitude Laser routing and cost strategy Weather limitations and technical risks Next stop: Space and market validation A Cessna Caravan aircraft ascended to 15,000 feet in November this year, emitting invisible near-infrared laser beams onto ground-based solar panels, instantly illuminating the power readings on the dashboard. This event was conducted by the startup Overview

A former NASA engineer and Google cloud expert explains why establishing data centers in space is a completely impractical idea, filled with challenges in areas such as power supply, heat dissipation, and radiation tolerance. This article is based on a piece written by Taranis, organized, translated, and authored by Dongqu. (Background: This man wants to send Bitcoin mining rigs into space: infinite sunlight + zero cooling costs is the holy grail of BTC mining) (Context: Moving the Three Gorges Dam to space, China plans to build a solar-powered space power station, will humanity welcome energy freedom?) To clarify, I am a former NASA engineer/scientist with a PhD in space electronics. I also worked at Google for 10 years, having been in various departments of the company, including YouTube and the cloud division responsible for deploying AI computing capabilities, so I am well qualified on this topic.

The precious metals are breaking out beyond all-time highs, that, in the case of silver, had stood for several decades. Now the dam has broken, and the usual banks are seemingly unable to keep the lid on, who knows how far the prices can go? All this said, Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to outperform

October 21, 2025, Taipei, Taiwan — In response to the severe disaster caused by the collapse of the dam at the Matouan River landslide lake in Hualien County on Guangfu Township, Binance, the world's largest virtual asset ecosystem, announced that its charity foundation, Binance Charity, has launched a virtual asset charity donation program in collaboration with the Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiasts Association. The program raised a total of 117,210 USDT in stablecoins, which is equivalent to 3,571,631 New Taiwan Dollars after conversion, and has been fully donated to the disaster relief foundation "0923 Hualien Matouan River Landslide Lake Disaster Project Fund" under the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan to assist with post-disaster rescue and reconstruction efforts. Within a week of the disaster, Binance began collaborating and communicating with the Blockchain Enthusiasts Association. As one of the main initiators of the project, Binance Charity donated 100,000 USDT in funds, hoping to provide for

Binance Charity announced a joint initiative with the Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiasts Association to launch a virtual asset charity donation plan, raising a total of 117,210 USD in stablecoin USDT, which will be fully donated to the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare's Disaster Relief Foundation for the "0923 Hualien Mataian River Blockage Disaster Fundraising" account. (Background: Binance: Recently, Alpha cheating using "score brushing tools" will be dealt with as a violation) (Supplementary background: Binance Alpha Research: What is the limit of the score effect? Did the Fur Studio take everything?) In response to the severe disaster caused by the dam breach of Mataian River in Hualien County affecting Guangfu Township, Binance, the world's largest virtual asset ecosystem, through its charity foundation Binance Charity, announced a joint initiative with the Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiasts Association to launch a virtual asset charity donation plan.

Ethiopia is turning its surplus hydropower into a concrete source of revenue through Bitcoin mining. The country generates more electricity than its grid can handle. This is especially true for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Instead of letting up to 11 percent of that capacity sit idle, Ethiop

The sea breeze rises from the South Seas, and the sound of the tide surges towards Victoria Harbour. Almost in the same week, Vietnam and Hong Kong simultaneously reached into the gearbox of real-world assets (RWA): Hanoi introduced legislation and permits, aiming for rapid ignition; Hong Kong, on the other hand, put pen to paper with regulatory "guidelines" on August 1, officially enforcing the Stablecoin Regulation, tying stablecoins to the keel of financial infrastructure. The two paths are like two racing cars under the starting gun: one uses law as a dam to channel the flow; the other uses regulations as a measure to calibrate direction. Who is faster, who is steadier, is determined not only by the convenience of the issuance channel and the depth of capital acceptance, but also by the future "pricing power" of assets and the weight of discourse. For the industry, this is a dual test of the system: can speed be controlled, and can steadiness be maintained? "Gate" and "Scale": Two Institutional Approaches to Opening Vietnam's actions carry a typical national project style, and its regulation of digital assets is undergoing a transition from

The CEO of Yuga Labs today proposed to dissolve ApeCoin DAO and transfer assets to a new entity, ApeCo, in order to improve efficiency but raise concerns about centralization. (Synopsis: Bored Ape (BAYC) floor price "fell below 10 ETH" evaporated 93% from the all-time high, can NFT belief be rekindled? (Background supplement: Brother Maji wants BAYC and MAYC to attack the museum!) Proposal to smash 11 million ApeCoin to buy Yuga Labs assets, issue SGD $DAM) Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano put forward a major proposal on the 5th, proposing to dissolve the two-year-old ApeCoin DAO and transfer its assets to a new entity directly controlled by Yuga Labs, ApeCo. The main goal of this move is to address existing DAO governance

HIVE Digital is building a 100 MW hydroelectric-powered Bitcoin mining facility in Paraguay, aiming to boost its hashrate to 12.1 EH/s and generate $100 million for Paraguay's utility. They plan to use surplus energy from the Itaipu Dam and have purchased 500 Bitmain S21 Pro Antminers to enhance operations.

A New York Fed researcher has raised an alarm over the sharp rise in credit card loan defaulters this year. They cautioned that the strain of Americans’ record-high consumer debt could soon reach a breaking point. The Financial Times reviewed data from BankRegData and revealed that lenders wrote

Ethiopia is leveraging its cheap electricity, especially hydroelectric power from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), to attract numerous companies to engage in BTCMining. The country's power company currently generates nearly 18% of its revenue from BTCMining, attracting over $1 billion in investment, exceeding the profit from exporting electricity to merch countries. (Background: Ethiopia - BTCMining New Paradise? Government offers cheap hydroelectric power, with 21 Chinese mining companies signing contracts) (Additional context: Ethiopia becomes a new mining haven, with a full analysis of the mining company tax system) After China's strict ban on CryptocurrencyMining in May 2021, the international mining landscape has undergone a major reshuffle, with many Chinese miners relocating to places with cheap electricity such as Kazakhstan and Russia. However, due to Kazakhstan's recent imposition of up to 10 times higher taxes on encryptionMining and Putin's warning about the energy consumption of mining, Russia has even announced a 10

Etiopia is emerging as an innovative example of using renewable energy to support bitcoin mining Thanks to the Grand Renaissance Dam, the country is harnessing its abundant hydroelectric power to fuel Bitcoin mining, a sector that now represents 18% of the national revenue generated by digital

Ethiopia is leveraging its hydroelectric power through the Grand Renaissance Dam to power Bitcoin mining and generate 18% of the country’s revenue from digital assets Bitcoin mining is being fueled by renewable energy in Africa, helping spur economic growth and fund important conservation

As the year nears the end, Bitcoin has set up shop in the middle of East Africa. Ethiopia used its hydroelectric power, produced by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), to facilitate Bitcoin mining. To that end, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has converted latent energy into valuable digital

Wu learned that according to Crypto-News-Flash, Ethiopia is promoting BTCMining through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with related revenue accounting for 18% of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEP)'s revenue. In the past year, Mining investment has reached $1 billion, exceeding the profit from electricity exports. The government has cooperated with 25 mining companies to attract international miners to consume surplus electricity at a low price of about 3.2 cents per kilowatt-hour. The combination of renewable energy and encryption mining is driving energy utilization and policy changes in Africa.