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Fidelity Is Still Looking for Bitcoin Mining Engineers
20.2.2020
Fidelity is looking to expand its Bitcoin mining staff
No, Concentration Among Miners Isn’t Going to Break Bitcoin
20.2.2020
Bitcoin's resilience doesn't depend on widely distributed mining power. It just requires self-interested miners, says CoinDesk columnist Hasu
Blockchain for the Environment: It Is Real and It Is Here
20.2.2020
Blockchain technology could be the main tool in the efforts to combat climate changes
US Bitcoin Miner Aims to Repatriate 30% of Hash Rate Citing National Security
20.2.2020
New US Bitcoin mining outfit Layer1 has launched operations and aims to ‘repatriate’ 30% of the hash rate for the sake of ‘national security’
How to Mine Bitcoin in 2020
19.2.2020
Bitcoin mining is a great way to earn cryptocurrency while providing a valuable service to the global network of users. Miners can set up a hardware operation by themselves or join forces with a large venture via cloud mining. If you are looking to enter this field in 2020, here is what you need...
Crypto Mining Giant Canaan Partners With Blockchain Firm Northern Data
19.2.2020
Major mining hardware manufacturer Canaan and blockchain tech provider Northern Data AG will cooperate on blockchain and AI development
Bitmain’s Market Dominance Challenged by MicroBT
18.2.2020
The Bitcoin mining unit manufacturer rapidly expanded its market share in 2019
BCH Funding Debate: Btc.top Founder Suggests 2/3 Hash Vote and 6-Month Evaluation
17.2.2020
Over the last few days, Bitcoin Cash proponents have been debating the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) after Bitcoin ABC published an announcement on implementing the plan into the upcoming software release. Again the concept was met with mixed responses and the community has been arguing about...
Bitcoin Mining Unit Manufacturer MicroBT Nibbles at Bitmain’s Market Share
17.2.2020
Bitcoin miner maker MicroBT rapidly expanded market share by selling over half a million units in 2019, chipping away at rival Bitmain's dominance
5% of Block Rewards – Bitcoin ABC Will Add Infrastructure Funding Plan in Next Release
15.2.2020
Bitcoin ABC developers published a blog post on Saturday which discusses the miner Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and the team told the community the software engineers have been “requested” to implement IFP. According to the developers, the code for IFP will be implemented in...
Tradeblock Estimates Post-Halving Mining Cost of $12,500 per BTC
15.2.2020
On February 7, the blockchain analytics provider Tradeblock published a report about the upcoming BTC reward halving. BTC’s block reward is expected to halve on or around May 12, 2020, and Tradeblock’s report estimates that the cost to mine BTC will be over $12,500 after the halving....
Coinmine Makes Crypto Mining an Amazing Experience
14.2.2020
Coinmine is a Los Angeles based company that designs mining devices to allow its users to instantly switch the status of their mining and review their earnings estimates. It also aids in withdrawing (and/or receiving) cryptocurrencies, mainly Bitcoins and Ethereum. The company is founded by Farbood...
Exclusive: Chinese Group Looking to Buy One of Latin America's Largest Bitcoin Mines
14.2.2020
A Chinese group is in talks to buy CoinPY, one of the leading Bitcoin mining firms in Latin America
Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration’s Talk of New Crypto Rules
13.2.2020
Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday
SBI Crypto Subsidiary Partners With Northern Data on Mining Project
13.2.2020
SBI Holdings’s subsidiary SBI Crypto is partnering with German tech company Northern Data AG and Texas-based data centers operator Whinstone US Inc
New Report Finds North Korean Mining of XMR Increased Tenfold in 2019, Online Activity 300%
13.2.2020
A report published by cybersecurity organization Insikt Group claims internet use in North Korea has grown significantly in the past three years. The group cites a “300% increase in the volume of activity to and from North Korean networks since 2017,” and part of this activity involves...
Bitcoin Miner Canaan’s Shares Valued at $8.04 After Surging 80%
13.2.2020
The first major bitcoin miner to go public on the US stock market rebounded slightly after a drop in the fourth quarter
3 Cents per kWh – Central Asia’s Cheap Electricity Entices Chinese Bitcoin Miners
12.2.2020
As tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran in recent months, reports have detailed that Chinese bitcoin miners are looking to set up shop in Central Asia and more specifically in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Last spring, Chinese bitcoin mining operations flocked to Iran for extremely affordable...
Are Chinese Bitcoin Mining Farms Moving to North America and Why?
12.2.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) production is seemingly being shifted to North America from China, which dominates digital coin mining. But if so, what could be the reasons behind it?
At the end of 2019, China's Bitcoin miners controlled some 65% of total hash power, according to CoinShares Research. Also, Chinese...
North Korea Is Expanding Its Monero Mining Operations, Says Report
12.2.2020
The regime may be boosting its monero mining efforts in order to evade UN-imposed sanctions and avoid being tracked