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BitTorrent Creator Calls Vitalik’s ASIC-Resistant Proof-of-Work ‘A Pipe Dream And a Bad Idea’
26.11.2019
BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen says ASIC-resistant proof-of-work is both “a pipe dream and a bad idea”
Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork Release Date Confirmed By Core Developer
8.11.2019
The Ethereum network’s forthcoming Istanbul hard fork will take place on Dec. 4, according to core developer
Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files for $400M IPO on Nasdaq
30.10.2019
Mining rig manufacturer Canaan has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Market. Prior to this filing, the company had also attempted to go public in Hong Kong and China. Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among its underwriters....
Next Bitcoin Halving May Not Lead to Bull Market, Says Bitmain CEO
12.10.2019
Jihan Wu, CEO of mining giant Bitmain, believes the next Bitcoin block reward
Bitmain Announces Two New ASIC Cryptocurrency Mining Rigs
9.10.2019
Leading ASIC miner producer Bitmain announced two new series 17 Bitcoin mining machines
Bitcoin Mining: An Evolution from CPU to ASIC
4.10.2019
To a newcomer, the cryptocurrency market might seem like any other industry and some might even be intimidated by it. Scarcely would anyone believe that it is only 10 years old. In 2008, it was just a hobby for some scholarly enthusiasts motivated probably by ideals like breaking free from...
Customs Agents Seize Crypto Mining Units Smuggled out of Mongolia
2.10.2019
Russian customs seizes cryptocurrency mining devices at Mongolian border
New Ethereum ASIC Fuels Discord Among Ethereum Community
26.9.2019
Canaan has launched its ambitious product series on September 26 at the New Era Mining Summit in China. This amazing product is called Ethereum ASIC or Ethash ASIC. It is claimed to be much more powerful than the existing Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with tremendous capacity and efficiency....
Samsung’s Blockchain SSD Patent Could Disrupt Crypto Mining
23.9.2019
Samsung’s patent for a programmable blockchain SSD could cause worry for Bitmain, Canaan, Ebang and other mining producers
A Short History of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools
15.9.2019
Mining pools grow and shrink, and rise and fall altogether. Today there are more extinct mining pools than there are active ones. The hashpower of the survivors secures hundreds of PoW crypto networks, from major coins such as BTC and BCH to obscure altcoins such as monero classic...
Bitmain Launches Next Gen Miner as Bitcoin Hashrate Touches 100 Exahash
11.9.2019
Last Thursday the China-based mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of two new Antminers that offer hashrates between 53 to 64 terahash per second (TH/s). When the Antminer sale started on Monday, first batch devices sold extremely fast and Bitmain expects to deliver units...
Bitmain Launches Two New S17 Bitcoin ASIC Miners Today
9.9.2019
Leading mining ASIC producer Bitmain announced two new S17 miners
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...
PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Mining Partnership With Bit Mining
19.6.2019
Bitcoin.com and Bit Mining are excited to announce a business partnership focusing on BCH and BTC mining.A New BeginningThis joint endeavor is between Bitcoin.com, a company dedicated to spreading BCH and BTC adoption, and Bit Mining, a blockchain ecosystem builder with large mining farms spread...
Inside Monero’s ‘Last Ditch Effort’ to Block Crypto Mining ASICs
12.6.2019
The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network
Study: Over 74% of Bitcoin Mining is Powered by Renewable Energy
7.6.2019
Bitcoin mining’s energy mix is 74.1% renewable energy, according to cryptocurrency investment products and research firm CoinShares
Privacy-Centric Coin Grin Sets Mid-July Target Date for First-Ever Hard Fork
6.6.2019
Privacy-centric cryptocurrency Grin is finalizing its timeline for its first-ever network hard fork, which will include a tweak to ensure ASIC resistance and new wallet upgrades
Examining Australia's Updated Regulations for ICOs and Crypto Trading
3.6.2019
Australian regulator has made yet another update to its guidelines for ICOs and cryptocurrency trading, which impacts industry advisers and miners
Australian Securities Watchdog Updates Guidance on ICOs and Crypto Assets
30.5.2019
ASIC, the Australian securities regulator, has updated its guidance for businesses involved with initial coin offerings and crypto assets
Australian Securities Regulator Releases Cryptocurrency, Mining, ICO Guidelines
30.5.2019
New initial coin offering and cryptocurrency guidelines have been released by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission