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Congressional Research Service Finds Potential Blockchain Uses for Energy Sector
12.8.2019
Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process
Bitcoin Mining Industry’s Exponential Growth Just Won’t Stop
11.8.2019
A decade ago when Satoshi Nakamoto unleashed the Bitcoin network, the security behind the protocol was guarded by only a few miners. These days, mining the SHA-256 algorithm has become a thriving industry that hasn’t stopped growing. Also Read: Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on...
XMR Cryptojacking Malware Smominru Updated, Now Targeting User Data
10.8.2019
Malware Smominru mines Monero on at least half a million infected computers and now also steals sensitive personal data
Fidelity Joins Blockstream’s New Institutional Bitcoin Mining Service
9.8.2019
Beefed up Blockstream mining services include Fidelity as an early customer
Blockstream Announces Bitcoin Mining Colocation and Pool
9.8.2019
Blockstream, a leading blockchain technology enterprise based in Canada, has unveiled Blockstream Mining, a mining colocation service, along with the mining pool. The company made an official announcement of their latest product launch through a blog post published on 8th August 2019. As per...
Elite Mining partners with Entoro as their broker-dealer
9.8.2019
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
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Elite Mining Inc is happy to announce Entoro Capital (Entoro) as its official broker-dealer partner for its for its Series A equity...
Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm With Fidelity as Early Customer
9.8.2019
Blockstream is further stepping into bitcoin mining with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman as customers
Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits a Whopping 80 Quintillion for the First Time
8.8.2019
Fresh Bitcoin network record as hash rate hits 80 quintillion
Litecoin Halving Aftermath: LTC Price, Hash Rate, Community Reaction
8.8.2019
Litecoin (LTC) has just experienced a one-in-four-year event: the chain’s second halving. Litecoin creator and other experts share their analysis of this event
Malaysian Electric Utility Raids 33 Illicit Bitcoin Mining Facilities
7.8.2019
Major Malaysian electric utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd has fallen victim to an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation, which resulted in a $760,736 loss
Post-Halving Litecoin to Readjust its Mining Difficulty Today
7.8.2019
The 5th cryptocurrency network by market capitalization, Litecoin (LTC) had its second halving two days ago but the other network metrics haven't experienced dramatic changes as of yet. The hashrate, or the computing power of the network, corrected lower but is still a few times bigger than in...
From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful
6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...
Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller to Tribunal Over Electricity Bill and Wins
6.8.2019
A Malta-based seller of bitcoin mining machines is in hot water after failing to refund a customer who complained over high power bills
Litecoin Halving Price Rally Fizzles Sub $100 But 97% Hash Rate Stays
6.8.2019
Under one day since Litecoin’s halving, its hash rate appears to be as robust as ever, with hash rate at 97% of its pre-halving level
LTC Mining Rewards Have Been Halved; Next Halving will be done in 2023
6.8.2019
After reaching the block height of, 680,000 at 10:16 UTC on 5th August, Litecoin (LTC), has halved its crypto rewards. This is a landmark point for the LTC miners given the structural design of the crypto has a pattern to reduce its mining rewards to half in almost every four years. Therefore...
Litecoin Just Halved Its Crypto Rewards for Miners
5.8.2019
Litecoin, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, has just reduced its block reward for miners by half
Computing Power of Bitcoin Establishes New Record with 100K+ Miners Online
5.8.2019
The aggregate computing power that goes into securing the blockchain of bitcoin has established a fresh record. As per the data released by BTC.com, a mining service operator, the average hash rate for bitcoin mining has hit 71.43 quintillion EH/s (hashes per second) over the period of the past...
Iran’s Cabinet Ratifies Bill Recognizing Cryptocurrencies and Mining
5.8.2019
Iran's government has introduced a bill that lifts the illegal status of cryptocurrencies and authorizes mining as an official industry
Cryptocurrency in China: Over the Counter, Under the Table
5.8.2019
Primitive Ventures partner Dovey Wan breaks down the crypto situation as it stands in China today
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...