Jess Kowalski

Mining and energy infrastructure analyst. Covers hashrate geography, power purchase agreements, and the surprisingly boring economics of running a Bitcoin mine. Former energy sector reporter for an industry trade publication.

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Articles by Jess Kowalski

Oct 21, 2026

The FCA Just Gave DeFi Front Ends 28 Days and a 2027 Deadline

The FCA's CP26/36 consultation asks where regulated crypto activity ends and ordinary software begins. The answer will decide who carries the permission burden, and the firms with the most at stake aren't exchanges. They're the people who write the interface.

Oct 21, 2026

Eclair Ships Two Security Patches in Five Days, and Lightning's Weak Spot Is Showing

Version 0.14.5 of ACINQ's Eclair node fixes flaws a hostile peer could exploit, and it lets operators upgrade without closing a single channel. The bigger story is what five days between patches says about the security budget of the network everyone assumes is bulletproof.

Strive Drops $335M on 1,223 Bitcoin, Tops MARA With 36,818 BTC

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Jess Kowalski

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