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Botnet Exploits SQL Servers to Install Crypto Mining App

10.6.2020
Sophos revealed recent botnet attacks breach Microsoft SQL server databases to install a well-known Monero mining app

A Number of Small Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Quitting as Older Mining Rigs Become Worthless

10.6.2020
Bitcoin mining has changed a great deal since the block reward halving on May 11, 2020, and the overall SHA256 hashrate has been between 100-120 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 48 hours. Reports from China show that a number of small mining operations are struggling and older bitcoin...

Bitfury to Launch Bitcoin Mining Fund for Institutional Investors in Japan

10.6.2020
Bitfury is planning to launch a Bitcoin mining fund in Japan following a rollout of the offering in North America last month

Bitmain Struggle Continues as Ousted CEO Reportedly Halts ASIC Deliveries

10.6.2020
Bitmain’s operations in Shenzhen are reportedly being disrupted as Micree Zhan forbade shipment of mining devices following his recent takeover of the Beijing office

Illegal Crypto Miner Caught After Stealing More Than $400K of Electricity

9.6.2020
Russian police arrested a 30-year-old crypto miner who they accuse of stealing over $494,000 in electricity from the state power network

Why Miner Maker Ebang’s US IPO Raises More Questions Than Answers

8.6.2020
Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Ebang wants to raise $100 million through a U.S. IPO. But that could be a risky investment, CoinDesk Research's Matt Yamamoto reports

Illegal Miners in Russia Stole $6.6M-Worth of Electricity, Power Grid Firm Says

8.6.2020
Electricity thieves built their own illicit power stations to connect hidden mining farms with the local energy grid, a state-owned provider says

Bitcoin Hashrate Spikes to 120 Exahash: Difficulty Drops Allowing Miners to Rejoin the Competition

7.6.2020
The Bitcoin hashrate is up this weekend after the network experienced it’s fourth negative difficulty adjustment this year. The Bitcoin (BTC) protocol’s difficulty adjustment dropped over 9% on June 4, giving miners who shut off their machines a chance to join the competition once...

‘Bullish’ — Struggling Miners Done Selling Their Bitcoin, Says Analyst

6.6.2020
Bitcoin’s Miner Outflow Multiple shows that buoyant miners are keeping their coins and weaker players have none left to sell, argues Tuur Demeester

Patoshi Researcher Says “Altruistic” Satoshi Will Never Spend His 1.1M Bitcoin

6.6.2020
Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto will never spend his “1.1 million bitcoins” because he is altruistic, Patoshi Pattern researcher Sergio Demian Lerner has said. The Patoshi Pattern exploits privacy flaws of an early protocol, v.01, to identify blocks possibly minded by Satoshi Nakamoto....

Antminer T19 May Not Affect Bitcoin Hash Rate but Keeps Bitmain Ahead

5.6.2020
The Antminer T19 by Bitmain may not have a big impact on the Bitcoin network, and it comes out amid the firm’s internal and post-halving uncertainty

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hasn’t Done This Since 2018 $3K BTC Bottom

5.6.2020
Difficulty is copying its $3,100 bear market behavior in a move that set the scene for a bull run to $14,000

Kyrgyzstan Poised to Legitimize Crypto Mining

5.6.2020
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament is deliberating on a tax regime for miners that would be the country’s first regulated framework for crypto activities

Chinese Government Crackdowns and Cheap Hydropower- Miners Migrate from North to South China

4.6.2020
China-based bitcoin miners have started to migrate southbound from North China, according to local reports. The operators are having difficulties and are transitioning mining facilities for cheap hydro-powered electricity. Testimonials also show that 64 mining operations in the prefecture in Yunnan...

Bitmain’s Feuding Co-Founders Are Fracturing the Firm and Staff Are Caught in the Middle

4.6.2020
Staff at bitcoin miner manufacturer Bitmain are being forced to choose between its two co-founders as a long-running feud over control of the firm worsens

Micree Zhan Reportedly Used Private Guards to Physically Take Over Bitmain

4.6.2020
Reports indicate that Micree Zhan obtained a significant victory as he led a team of guards into Bitmain’s Beijing office to establish himself as its legal representative

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees its 8th Biggest Drop in History

4.6.2020
After the second post-halving difficulty adjustment, mining Bitcoin (BTC) has just got easier again, helping miners improve their profit margins. Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure showing how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, has dropped 9.29% today. This is its second drop in a...