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Mine Crypto Using Brain Waves? Microsoft Thinks You Can
30.3.2020
Microsoft, via its subsidiary Microsoft Technology Licensing (MTL), has made a bold crypto move by securing a patent for a mining system that uses human body activity as proof-of-work in the creation of crypto tokens.
The patent was granted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)...
Aspiring CME Director Wants Exchange to Mine Bitcoin and Issue Tokens
27.3.2020
A nominee for a CME director position argued for tokenizing certain shares and building renewable energy sources which could also mine crypto
$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation
5.3.2020
On Thursday, a natural gas-based power plant in Dresden, New York, Greenidge Generation LLC, revealed the energy provider has the capacity to mine around $50,000 worth of bitcoins (5.5 BTC) every day. The 65,000 square-foot natural gas utility plant was upgraded when the firm installed 7,000...
Peter Thiel-Backed Startup Says Texas Is the Best Place to Mine Bitcoin
29.2.2020
Layer1 is not the only mining company to launch flagship facilities in Texas, with Bitmain and Northern Bitcoin vying for their Texas-based operations to be the largest worldwide
How to Anonymously Buy Bitcoin Online and in Person
24.2.2020
Buying bitcoin is a bit like buying contraception: it’s a basic human right, you should be entitled to do so privately, and it’s nobody’s business what you plan to do with it. Whether you’re buying bitcoin to set aside for a rainy day or to expend immediately in a fit...
How to Mine Bitcoin in 2020
19.2.2020
Bitcoin mining is a great way to earn cryptocurrency while providing a valuable service to the global network of users. Miners can set up a hardware operation by themselves or join forces with a large venture via cloud mining. If you are looking to enter this field in 2020, here is what you need...
Tradeblock Estimates Post-Halving Mining Cost of $12,500 per BTC
15.2.2020
On February 7, the blockchain analytics provider Tradeblock published a report about the upcoming BTC reward halving. BTC’s block reward is expected to halve on or around May 12, 2020, and Tradeblock’s report estimates that the cost to mine BTC will be over $12,500 after the halving....
XRP Friendly Giant SBI in Deal to Use ‘World’s Largest Bitcon Mine’
14.2.2020
Crypto-keen Japanese financial giant SBI has confirmed plans to collaborate with Whinstone, an American company that is currently building what will become the United States’ largest data center – and what its operators claim will be the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility.
The deal,...
Childhood Friends Battle Over Ownership of North America’s Largest Bitcoin Mine
11.2.2020
Four years ago, two lifelong friends turned a small investment into the largest crypto miner in North America. Now they are warring over the company's future
Getting Fancy with position: sticky;
7.2.2020
Mike Solomon worked on a fancy scrollytelling post for Esquire and blogged about it. It has GIFs of each step along the way of figuring out not just position: sticky; but also using negative margins, wrapper divs, backgrounds, and even a smidge of JavaScript measuring to get it all right.
What...
Chinese Crypto Mine Stop or Stall Operations Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
7.2.2020
A mining farm is forced to shut down and mining companies are being affected by the spread of coronavirus
The Three Types of Code
3.2.2020
Every time I start a new project, I organize the code I’m looking at into three types, or categories if you like. And I think these types can be applied to any codebase, any language, any technology or open source project. Whether I’m writing HTML or CSS or building a React component, thinking...
Montana Crypto Mine Back in Action Despite Owner's Uncertain Legal Fate
28.1.2020
Montana-based crypto mine CryptoWatt is running once again after significant downtime associated with its previous owner, an alleged fraudster
Bitcoin Cash Sees Mining Pool Shift and Hashrate Surpass 4 Exahash
22.1.2020
While people have watched the BTC network surpass 100 exahash per second (EH/s), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been steadily gathering hashrate as well. Since the November 15, 2018 blockchain split, which produced the Bitcoin SV (BSV) chain, BCH hashrate has jumped by more than 3x. Bitcoin cash is often...
It’s Never Been Harder to Mine Bitcoin as Hash Rate Hits New Highs
18.1.2020
Bitcoin’s hash rate and difficulty continue to surge higher as miner confidence appears unshaken in Q1 2020
US SEC Traces $3.5M Back To Alleged Fraudster Behind Fake Crypto Mine
9.1.2020
Operator of an allegedly fake crypto mine faces criminal charges from the SEC for fraudulent securities offerings worth $3.5 million
3,000 New S17 Pro Antminers Start Operation at Riot's Oklahoma Crypto Mine
8.1.2020
Riot Blockchain is in the process of incorporating 3,000 S17 Pro Antminers from Bitmain to Oklahoma facility
Japanese Firms SBI and GMO Join the Digital Gold Rush in Texas
8.1.2020
The city of Rockdale, Texas is attracting attention again, similar to the interest the region saw back in the fifties when the Alcoa aluminum smelting facility set up shop. These days, Rockdale’s change is due to the influx of bitcoin miners coming to town from all around the world....
SBI, GMO to Rent Capacity at Massive Bitcoin Mine in Texas: Report
7.1.2020
Potentially the world's biggest bitcoin mine, one still under construction, is said to have signed up two top corporate customers in the form of SBI Holdings and GMO
V sobotu naši planetu „těsně“ mine třicetimetrový asteroid – proletí kolem rychlostí 21 816 km/h
3.1.2020
V sobotu 4. ledna se k naší planetě přiblíží asteroid, který Centrum pro objekty blízké Zemi (CNEOS) při NASA eviduje pod označením 2019 YB4. Jedná se o balvan o průměru 12 až 27 metrů, který by v případě srážky s naší planetou způsobil velkou explozi. O astronomické události informuje web