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Iran Licenses $7.3 Million Bitcoin Mining Enterprise, Move Aimed at Easing U.S. Sanctions
5.5.2020
Iran has issued a bitcoin mining license to Iminer, a Turkish-based company. Iminer will operate up to 6,000 rigs, with a computing power of 96,000 terahash per second (TH/s) in total. According to media reports, the miner has spent $7.3 million setting up the mining facility, located...
7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
New Season of 'Billions' Opens With Bitcoin Mining Bust
4.5.2020
Crypto fans have been discussing actively on social media about the new Bitcoin-related episode of “Billions” series
Hackers Plant Crypto Miners By Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt
4.5.2020
Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software
Devs at Blogging Platform Ghost Take Down Crypto-Mining Malware Attack
4.5.2020
Developers at blogging platform Ghost have spent the past 24 hours fighting a crypto mining malware attack
US Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Riot Blockchain’s Crypto Pivot
4.5.2020
A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging the firm changed its name to include "blockchain" in 2017 to boost its share price
Iranian Authorizes Issue License for 6000-Rig Crypto Farm
4.5.2020
Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade issued a license to Turkey-based company iMiner for operating in the province of Semnan
Bitcoin Hash Rate Tag Hits New Record 8 Days From Halving
4.5.2020
Bitcoin’s hash rate has set a new record just eight days from the halving and six weeks after crashing by 40% over two weeks
Oscar-Winner’s Satanic Conspiracy Theory on COVID-19 and Crypto Goes Viral
3.5.2020
Oscar-winning director shares conspiracy theory which claims Microsoft’s recent crypto mining patent is satanic
Bitmain Recovers, Claims Profits Despite Pandemic and Power Struggle
3.5.2020
Chinese cryptocurrency mining hardware producer Bitmain is now poised for a rebound after hitting a rough patch
Pump and Dump Complaints Dismissed Against Crypto Mining Firm
3.5.2020
Riot Blockchain’s lawsuits dismissed by a New Jersey judge, ending a 2 year lawsuit alleging the mining firm misled shareholders
Mining Sector Sees Extreme Volatility Amid Coronavirus and Crash During Q1
2.5.2020
TokenInsight reports that Q1 2020 saw significant hash rate volatility and some mining farms fell into negative performance
Binance Pooling Up Mining Game Amid Centralization Concerns
2.5.2020
Does Binance’s venture into mining threaten the integrity of blockchain systems?
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How the World’s Largest Mining Pool Is Helping Miners ‘De-Risk’
2.5.2020
F2Pool, the largest bitcoin mining pool in the world, controls 20% of the network's hashrate. F2Pool's Thomas Heller explains the economics of mining
Miner Survivability Post-Halving: A Hash Rate Comparison
2.5.2020
Poolin releases figures showing current hashrate distribution in the lower quartile to calculate miner capitulation after the halving of Bitcoin’s block subsidy
Bitcoin Miners Usually Create 6 Blocks per Hour. They Just Banged Out 16
1.5.2020
In a significant deviation from the norm, bitcoin miners just produced 16 blocks in 63 minutes
US Bitcoin Holders Worry About Chinese Control of the Mining Network
1.5.2020
Can Bitcoin remain decentralized if China already controls over half of the world’s mining operations?
New Mining Difficulty Record Cancelled Right Before Bitcoin Halving
1.5.2020
Four days before the next Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty adjustment, the previously estimated all-time high is nowhere in sight. Not only will there not be a new record, but along with the falling hashrate, the difficulty is now expected to drop.
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Argo Blockchain Sees Revenues Soar 11x After Mining 1,300 Bitcoin in 2019
1.5.2020
Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain said an 11-fold increase in revenues shows pivoting away from mining-as-a-service was a good move for the company
37% Expect Bitcoin's Hashrate to be Higher After Halving: Poll
30.4.2020
About 37% of the crypto community expects BTC’s hashrate to be higher 1 month after the block halving than it currently is