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Video: Will Bitcoin Crash or Double in Price After the Halving? Miners Have Their Say
1.11.2019
Will the price of bitcoin double or crash during the upcoming halving next year? And how will the mining industry adapt to their revenue stream being cut in half over night? See what professional miners from around the world have to say on the matter. Also Read: US, EU and UK Companies Can Now...
Mining Giant Bitmain Confidentially Files for U.S.-Based IPO
30.10.2019
According to reports, bitcoin mining manufacturer Bitmain Technologies confidentially filed for a U.S.-based initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The news follows the alleged removal of cofounder and executive director Micree Zhan and the recent announcement...
Russia: Government Official Expects To Mine 20% Of The World’s Bitcoin
29.10.2019
Russian company plans to open giant Bitcoin mining farm
Why Bitcoin is the Best Coin to Mine and Still Makes for a Profitable Venture?
29.10.2019
The evolution of the cryptocurrency concept has led to the development of a whole new ecosystem in today’s modern economy. Digital coins require several supporting technologies that include the likes of blockchain and the internet, among others. Also, the role played by the internet of things (IoT)...
Bitmain Aims to Build a 300MW Texas Mining Farm
23.10.2019
The Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies and DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the launch of a 25MW mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The new mine aims to bolster Bitmain’s international expansion which will soon expand to 50MW of processing power and then extend the operation’s...
Why Bitmain Is Building the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mine in Rural Texas
22.10.2019
Bitmain's new bitcoin mine exploits cheap electricity in Texas, the nation's biggest power market. Locals are happy for the new jobs
Bitcoin Cash Roundup: Adoption Stories and New Developments
19.10.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption, development, and participation continue to spread as there’s been a myriad of BCH-related announcements in the last few weeks. Moreover, there’s now over 18 million bitcoin cash in circulation and only three million coins left to mine. Also read: Ethereum...
Hackers Use Malicious Code in WAV Audio Files To Mine Cryptocurrencies
18.10.2019
Hackers use malicious code in WAV audio files to mine cryptocurrencies
Layer1 Secures $50M from Peter Thiel, Others to Mine Crypto in Texas
15.10.2019
Layer1 has raised $50 million from industry stakeholders including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and early stage investor Shasta Ventures
Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine Cryptocurrency
11.10.2019
Singaporean citizen Ho Jun Jia has been indicted for stealing over $5 million worth of cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies
Blockchain Firm Helps Congo Mine to Fight Against Blood Diamonds
2.10.2019
RCS Global delivers mine-to-market technology solutions to help Congo mine fight against blood diamonds
Video Shows $10M Chinese Bitcoin Mining Farm in Flames
1.10.2019
During the early morning hours of September 30, a nine-minute video circulated on Twitter showing a large bitcoin mining farm burning down. Sources say the mining farm belonged to the company Innosilicon and roughly $10 million worth of mining rigs were destroyed. Also Read: Central Banks in Panic...
Armenian IT Company Accused of Illegal Electricity Use to Mine Crypto
22.9.2019
An Armenian IT company illegally used $150,000 worth of electricity to mine crypto from inside a hydroelectric plant
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...
15 Arrested in China for Allegedly Bribing Internet Cafe to Mine Crypto
4.9.2019
Chinese authorities arrested fifteen men suspected of bribing an internet café admin to mine cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Cash Can’t Mine Blocks Bigger Than 2MB, Lead Dev Suggests
3.9.2019
Bitcoin Cash might not even be able to cope with big blocks
Should a website work without JavaScript?
2.9.2019
The JS Party podcast just had a fun episode where they debated this classic question by splitting into two groups of two. Each group was assigned a "side" of this debate, and then let loose to debate it. I don't think anybody can listen to a show like this and not be totally flooded with thoughts!...
Capital One Hacker Used Stolen Computing Power to Mine Crypto
30.8.2019
Capital One hacker Paige Thompson had been using stolen computing power to mine cryptocurrencies, a federal grand jury indictment revealed
In Future, Difficulty to Mine Bitcoin will Certainly Increase
26.8.2019
In recent news, Bitmain, Bitcoin (BTC) mining giant, is planning to increase its mining capacity by 50% in the following six months on the back of a large hardware order, said by a close source to the deal. “Based on this calculation, after half a year, Bitmain’s total network computing power will...
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...