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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second Biggest Percentage Drop in Its History
26.3.2020
Competition among Bitcoin miners has eased up, as the recent price drop thinned the herd, fresh data shows
Why Today’s BTC Difficulty Adjustment May Cause the Price to Plunge
25.3.2020
Today’s Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment may be an ominous sign for its price
Anonymous Bitcoin SV Miners Capture 55% of the Network Hashrate
25.3.2020
The Bitcoin SV network has been a topic of conversation recently as stealth miners currently command more than 55% of the chain’s overall hashrate during the last seven days. Last year analysts noticed a large amount of the hashrate on all three SHA256 networks (BTC, BCH, and BSV) was being...
Crypto Mining Crunch Time – Bitcoin Halving Less Than 50 Days Away While Global Economy Shudders
24.3.2020
On or around May 13, the BTC network will see a block reward reduction as miners will go from getting 12.5 coins per block to 6.25 coins following the halving. The last time the protocol’s block reward halved was on July 9, 2016, and the global economy looked a whole lot different back then....
Alleged Operators of $722M Crypto Scheme Seek Jail Release Amid COVID-19 Fears
24.3.2020
The accused scammers’ lawyers have identified several health and safety concerns at the facility
Canadian Miner Hive Blockchain Issues Cease and Desist to Steem Fork Hive
23.3.2020
Hive Blockchain claims that the branding of the new Steem fork has led to confusion among its shareholders
Ruble’s Drop Eases Pain of Lower Bitcoin Prices for Russia’s Miners
23.3.2020
The global market meltdown has indirectly benefited Russia's bitcoin miners, even as the cryptocurrency's price tumbled along with other assets
Bitmain S19 Antminers Sell Out, Won't Ship Until May 11
23.3.2020
With the Antminers set to ship from March 11, Bitmain is facing a wave of accusations that it is front-running its customers
Steem Fork Faces Legal Threat From Mining Firm Over ‘Hive’ Name
23.3.2020
A new blockchain called Hive is being told it needs to change its name just days after it was created in a fork from Steem
Is Staking the Answer to Cryptocurrency’s Mining Problems?
23.3.2020
Here’s how proof-of-stake chains, where the network is secured by staking, could help to solve today’s mining problems
Chinese Censorship, Falling Prices, Illegal Mining & More: Bad Crypto News of the Week
21.3.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News
Genesis Mining: If Economic Crisis Deepens Bitcoin Will Shine as the New Gold
21.3.2020
Philip Salter, head of operations at Genesis Mining, believes thatBitcoin will finally become the new gold in face of economic meltdown
Researchers Reveal Crypto Mining Botnet's Sneaky Tactics
20.3.2020
Even cybersecurity researchers are impressed with the sneaky tricks devised to help the Stantinko botnet’s crypto mining malware evade detection
Huobi's Mining Arm Records 547% Surge in Operating Revenue in 2019
19.3.2020
Huobi’s mining arm recorded a 547% surge in operating revenue in 2019 after the business was launched in March 2018
Thousands of These Computers Were Mining Cryptocurrency. Now They’re Working on Coronavirus Research
19.3.2020
CoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain, is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a therapy for the coronavirus. These graphics processing units (GPUs) will be pointed toward Stanford University’s Folding@home,...
Could the Russian Central Bank Try to Ban Bitcoin Mining?
18.3.2020
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and business insiders have reacted with alarm to a recent interview given by the head of the central Bank of Russia’s legal department hinting that cryptocurrencies could be outlawed in the country – leading to a possible block on Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins mining.
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BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
NVIDIA Calls on GPU Miners to Combat Coronavirus
16.3.2020
The U.S. chip manufacturer launched a proposal to relocate unused GPU power to support COVID-19 research
Bitcoin Volume Gains Traction After 24-Hour Roller-Coaster Ride
16.3.2020
Bitcoin prices have been on a roller-coaster ride since Sunday afternoon after the Federal Reserve slashed rates a full percentage point and promised to pump $700 billion into the U.S. economy. But now bitcoin volume is picking up
Baidu Employee Jailed for Mining Monero Worth $14K on Company Servers
16.3.2020
A Baidu employee who mined Monero on company servers is jailed for three years