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Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits a Whopping 80 Quintillion for the First Time
8.8.2019
Fresh Bitcoin network record as hash rate hits 80 quintillion
Malaysian Electric Utility Raids 33 Illicit Bitcoin Mining Facilities
7.8.2019
Major Malaysian electric utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd has fallen victim to an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation, which resulted in a $760,736 loss
From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful
6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...
Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller to Tribunal Over Electricity Bill and Wins
6.8.2019
A Malta-based seller of bitcoin mining machines is in hot water after failing to refund a customer who complained over high power bills
Computing Power of Bitcoin Establishes New Record with 100K+ Miners Online
5.8.2019
The aggregate computing power that goes into securing the blockchain of bitcoin has established a fresh record. As per the data released by BTC.com, a mining service operator, the average hash rate for bitcoin mining has hit 71.43 quintillion EH/s (hashes per second) over the period of the past...
Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Confidentially Files for IPO in US: Report
31.7.2019
Canaan Creative, the major bitcoin miner manufacturer, has confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S., say IFRAsia sources
How Big Hydro Power Partners With Bitcoin Miners to Prevent Energy Waste
22.7.2019
We are often told that the verification of bitcoin transactions eats a lot of energy. The largely inaccurate comparison to a small country, the size of Ireland or Denmark, is evoked thanks to numerous clickbait headlines. What mainstream media fails to explain, however, is that bitcoin mining...
7 Unorthodox Ways to Mine Bitcoin
20.7.2019
Bitcoin isn’t crazy – in fact it might just be the soundest monetary system this generation has ever known. Some of the techniques miners have devised to extract it, however, are extremely unorthodox, ranging from the ingenious to the downright crazy. Here are seven of the strangest...
Bitcoin Mining Helps Oil Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint
19.7.2019
Natural gas acquired as a byproduct of oil extraction has become synonymous with wasted energy. In certain areas, drilling companies are unable to find a profitable market for the excess fuel. It’s often vented into the atmosphere. Startups are now offering on-site systems that utilize...
Police Bust Chinese Bitcoin Mining Farm After Surge in Power Usage
14.7.2019
Police confiscated over 4,000 mining devices in a 20 person bust
Miners Flock to Iran Where Bitcoin Mining Is Set to Be Sanctioned
12.7.2019
According to regional reports, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is planning to allow licensed cryptocurrency mining as long as operations are charged for electricity based on the price of export. The CBI governor, Abdol Nasser Hemmati, explained that mined cryptocurrencies should flow back into...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Biggest Jump in 12 Months
9.7.2019
Bitcoin mining difficulty has grown faster in the last two weeks than in any period since August 2018, a sign that competition is heating up
Iran’s Crypto Mining Is Under The US Radar
8.7.2019
The troubled relationship between the US and Iran has now spilled over to the cryptocurrency sector. After slamming sanctions on a number of petroleum, technology, and industry products of Iran, the US is now working to come up with the legislation that will ban Iran’s access to mine...
Regulatory Overview of Crypto Mining in Different Countries
7.7.2019
Following a moratorium on crypto mining in Iran, Cointelegraph highlights the most popular cryptocurrency mining countries and the challenges they face from regulatory pressures
Crypto Company Gives Individuals a Chance to Mine Bitcoin Without Sky-High Energy Bills
4.7.2019
Leasing hashing power from high-end data centers can enable individuals to mine for Bitcoin without expensive equipment, a crypto company says #SPONSORED
Energy Used by Idle Device in the U.S. Can Power Bitcoin For 4 Years
3.7.2019
Academic researchers at Cambridge University launched a real-time index that tracks the total electricity consumption of the bitcoin network
Abkhazia to Build Large Crypto Mining Farm, President Says
2.7.2019
The President of the partially-recognized Republic of Abkhazia said that the country will build a large crypto mining farm
Bitcoin Mining Profits Skyrocketed 24% Last Month, Argo Blockchain Reports
2.7.2019
Argo’s Q2 bitcoin mining figures continue sector optimism
Confronting Bitcoin Network Issues Using Nakamoto Consensus and a Mining Parliament
1.7.2019
On June 28, Bitcoin Cash proponent Javier Gonzalez announced the launch of an interesting protocol called the Bitcoin Mining Parliament (BMP). The theory behind BMP is backed by the concept of Nakamoto Consensus where “miners are the executive power of Bitcoin” and “any needed...
Tip Twitch Livestreamers With BCH Using the New Tipbitcoin.cash App
30.6.2019
Last week the pseudonymous developer who created the Crescent Cash wallet, Pokkst, announced the launch of a new tipping service called Tipbitcoin.cash. The tool gives anyone the ability to tip their favorite streamer on Twitch using bitcoin cash. Also Read: Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures...