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The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
19.5.2020
What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint, according to our columnist
Bitcoin Block Generation Speed Falls to 2017 Lows
18.5.2020
Just 95 blocks were generated on the Bitcoin blockchain yesterday, as miners are readjusting to post-halving conditions
45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Are Unprofitable After the Reward Halving
17.5.2020
On May 11, the Bitcoin network experienced its third block reward halving, which had chopped the 12.5 BTC reward to 6.25 coins following the event. It’s been close to a week later, and data stemming from mining rig profitability websites show that more than 45 older generation devices are...
Generation C: Tamara Frankel – The Investor
13.5.2020
“It’s not a total coincidence that all of us who saw the potential of crypto also saw the potential of coronavirus to exponentially grow.”
Generation C: Ameen Soleimani – The Entrepreneur
13.5.2020
“Eventually the old people will die, the rules will go with them, and newer generations will set the cultural norms. As entrepreneurs, it’s part of our role to bring those new concepts into the world.”
Generation C: Phu Styles – The Decentralized Lifestyle Guru
13.5.2020
"A lot of people call it digital nomadism, but it’s more than just that. [It’s about] wanting to build communities all over the world."
Generation C: Adriana Belotti – The Bitcoin Evangelist
13.5.2020
Adriana Belotti is the person at the party who can stop talking about bitcoin
Generation C: Jesse Grushack – The Burner
13.5.2020
The co-founder of Ujo Music, the Ethereal festival and an organizer of Node Republik, a Burning Man camp for ConsenSys workers and Ethereum enthusiasts
Generation C: Shanga Mbuli – The Community Currency User
13.5.2020
There’s another upside to using Sarafu over Kenya Shillings during the Covid-19 outbreak – users don’t have to touch it
Generation C: Tyrone Ross Jr – The Financial Advisor
13.5.2020
“Digital everything is going to become a thing, and the only thing that’s missing right now is a true global money that’s run on the internet.”
Generation C: Preston Byrne – The Libertarian
13.5.2020
"This really makes the libertarian case... our world fell apart all around us, and the only thing that really mattered was whether you yourself were ready."
Generation Crypto
13.5.2020
Not defined by age, country or class, Generation C is bound together by a willingness to question mainstream narratives
While the Global Economy Shudders, Andreessen Horowitz ‘Excited’ to Invest $500M Into the Crypto Industry
1.5.2020
The private venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has announced the company is investing $515 million into the cryptocurrency industry. The firm says its “excited” to bolster crypto networks and businesses. Further, the company hopes to strengthen ideas like next-generation...
‘Boomer Generation’ In for a Rude Awakening – Macro Economist Predicts $1M Bitcoin by 2025
24.4.2020
Just recently, a report from Global Macro Investor (GMI) called “The Unfolding” claims that the world is experiencing the biggest economic event that hasn’t been seen in the last 150 years. GMI’s CEO Raoul Pal authored the report and he strongly believes the digital asset...
Next-Generation Bitcoin Mining Hardware Arrives Just In Time For BTC Halving
20.4.2020
MicroBT is looking to expand its further eat into Bitmain’s market share, recently revealing its next-generation 100 TH/s Bitcoin miners at a virtual launch event
Microbt Reveals Two Next-Generation Mining Rigs With Speeds Up to 112 Terahash
18.4.2020
Competition is heating up in the world of bitcoin mining rig manufacturing. Just recently, the Chinese producer Microbt has announced the launch of the M30S++ miner that processes speeds up to 112 terahash per second (TH/s). The news from Microbt follows Bitmain’s announcement at the end...
Bitcoin Miners Reveal Concerns Over Mining Rig Shipment Delays and Bitcoin Halving
15.4.2020
The cryptocurrency market rout in mid-March, which saw bitcoin’s price slide significantly in value, has strained bitcoin mining operations by slashing considerable revenue from the block rewards. Moreover, shipping delays from mining manufacturers have caused uncertainty and mining...
Bitcoin Going Industrial: New York-Based Natural Gas Provider Sells Fully Compliant ‘Hashpower Contract’
10.4.2020
During the first week of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a $65 million investment into the ‘behind-the-meter’ bitcoin mining operation, Greenidge Generation LLC in Dresden, New York. The Greenidge plant operates 7,000 bitcoin miners and on April 8, the firm revealed the sale of...
‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu
28.3.2020
Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central...
Creating a Pencil Effect in SVG
28.3.2020
Scott Turner, who has an entire blog "Exploring procedural generation and display of fantasy maps", gets into why vector graphics seems on these surface why it would be bad for the look of a pencil stroke:
Something like this pencil stroke would require many tens of thousands of different...