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Chinese Police Find Secret Bitcoin Mining Operation in Suspected Tombs
3.6.2020
Chinese law enforcement discovered an illegal Bitcoin mining operation in what appeared to be multiple underground burial sites
Capitulation by Unknown Miner 'Caused the Dip,' Says CryptoQuant CEO
3.6.2020
The CEO of CryptoQuant believes that capitulation by an unknown miner caused the latest Bitcoin price dip
Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf
2.6.2020
An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously
Ethereum's Layers, Mining moves, Swiss Bitcoin Banking + More News
2.6.2020
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Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the initial deployment of Ethereum's layer 2 scaling strategy...
Bitcoin Mining Pool Poolin Partners With BlockFi to Expand Crypto Lending Service
2.6.2020
Poolin, the second biggest bitcoin mining pool by total network power, is expanding its crypto lending and financial services businesses
Bitmain Unveils Cheaper T19 Bitcoin Miner to Regain Lost Market Share
2.6.2020
Bitmain on Monday released the Antminer T19, a cheaper bitcoin mining machine, in an effort to regain lost market share. The Beijing-based company said the Antminer T19 has computing power or hashrate of 84 terahash per second (TH/s) and power efficiency of 37.5 joules per terahash (J/TH)....
Chinese Chip Maker With a Hand in Crypto Mining Plans $2.8B IPO
2.6.2020
Hong Kong-listed SMIC plans to raise $2.8 billion via an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in hopes of advancing its chip making practices. The company is working with Canaan Creative to build a new crypto miner
Mining Hardware Maker Canaan Looks to Issue $12.4M in Stock to Employees
1.6.2020
Cryptocurrency mining ASIC producer Canaan filed with the U.S. SEC to issue around $12.4 million worth of shares to its employees
Miners Have Been Selling More Bitcoin Than They Generate, Recent Data Suggests
1.6.2020
Last week, Bitcoin miners reportedly sold 11 per cent more coins than they generated over the same period
Bitmain Launches New T19 Bitcoin Miner After S17’s Troubled Launch
1.6.2020
World-leading mining hardware producer Bitmain launched its new Antminer T19 Bitcoin Mining ASIC
Antonopoulos: Drop in Oil Prices Give US Miners a Competitive Edge
1.6.2020
Crypto miners based in the United States will greatly benefit from the falling electricity prices worldwide, says Andreas Antonopoulos
Amid Youtube Censorship, Individuals Flock to Decentralized Video Sharing Apps Like Lbry.tv
31.5.2020
In mid-May, news.Bitcoin.com reported on one of our mining pool videos being censored and banned from the video-sharing platform Youtube. The report had shown how Youtube has been censoring videos for a long time now, and the CEO specifically told the public certain coronavirus films would...
Russian Police Arrest Former Post Office Branch Chief For Mining Crypto at Work
31.5.2020
Former chief of Russian Post local branch is arrested on suspicion of running a crypto mining farm inside the office for almost six months
Hashpower Could Migrate From East to West as Global Mining Landscape Changes
30.5.2020
The head of Ripple SBI Asia asserts that hashpower is migrating from east to west, however, notes that significant tensions remain between Chinese and U.S. mining firms
Sichuan Rainy Season to Give Bitcoin Hash Rate a Much Needed Jolt
30.5.2020
The wet season in Sichuan normally leads to a spike in Bitcoin’s hash rate. Will the same happen this year?
Bitcoin Fees Fall 60% While Transaction Count Declines
30.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) average transaction fees dropped by nearly 60% in the last week, as the number of transactions queuing up to be processed on the network eased. According to data from Bitinfocharts, the cost of making a transaction over the Bitcoin blockchain fell to around $2.61 on May 28, down from...
Satoshi Invented GPU Mining to Defend the Network Says Early Dev
30.5.2020
According to an early Bitcoin dev, Satoshi prepared several versions of GPU mining code to defend Bitcoin against a 51% attack
Bitcoin Hashrate Bounces Back- 2x the Mining Pools, Farm Diversification, 100 Exahash
30.5.2020
Around 18 days ago, the Bitcoin protocol experienced it’s third block reward halving and the network saw a 33% hashrate loss. Since then, however, bitcoin miners have increased in both number and hashpower, as the network has seen a 15-20 exahash per second (EH/s) increase. Moreover, on...
ASIC Repair Technician Certification Coming to the US
29.5.2020
Bitmain and Core Scientific partner to offer the first certification courses in the U.S
South Korea to Start Taxing Bitcoin Profits in 2021
29.5.2020
South Korea will start taxing profits from bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies next year, according to local media reports. The taxation will also apply to bitcoin mining operations and income from initial coin offerings, should it be approved by Parliament. South Korea’s Ministry...