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Proof-of-Work Proponents Question Validator Censorship as 59% of Staked Ethereum Is Held by 4 Companies
16.9.2022
Prior to The Merge, Ethereum used to have dozens upon dozens of mining pools dedicating hashrate toward the blockchain network. That has all changed and most of the miners transitioned or plan on transitioning to other Ethash compatible coins like ethereum classic, ERGO, and the new fork ETHW....
Ethereum Miner Chandler Guo Predicts 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt
16.9.2022
Chandler Guo, a big player in Ethereum mining, told CoinDesk TV that his proof-of-work fork’s debut has earned just a 5 out of 10 rating
Crypto Miners From US, EU Stay Put in Russia Despite War, Sanctions
16.9.2022
The war in Ukraine may have undermined many Russian companies, but not mining facilities: clients from the West keep coming to the country for cheap power and reliable uptime
Ethereum Miners Are Quickly Dying Less Than 24 Hours After the Merge
15.9.2022
Now-redundant, Ethereum miners are flocking to other proof-of-work (PoW) tokens after the network switched to the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism
ETC, RVN, ERGO Hashrate Soars Following The Merge, Large Quantity of Hashpower Awaits ETHW Fork
15.9.2022
Ethereum has officially transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) network to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system after seven years of operating as a PoW blockchain. The Merge has forced ethereum miners to transition to other PoW-based tokens and after the ruleset change was codified, a handful of PoW coins...
Norwegian town wants 'noisy' Bitcoin miners out, experts respond
15.9.2022
A municipality in Norway is using all means necessary to avoid “energy-sucking” Bitcoin miners establishing further operations, citing noise complaints and energy concerns
Top 5 Trends Shaping Crypto Mining Future: What Awaits Miners
14.9.2022
As the Ethereum blockchain awaits the Merge and its full transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), a broader discussion about miners and their future has emerged. As things stand, the Ethereum blockchain market is incredibly fragmented. The Merge is expected to usher in a new era in which validators...
Ravencoin up by 85% In a Week: Is RVN Attracting ETH Miners?
14.9.2022
Ravencoin has increased value significantly in the last seven days. Many experts believe Ravencoin runs on a Proof of Work consensus, so it is attracting Ethereum miners who have no option left in Ethereum mining (except ETC). It is a folk version of Bitcoin that runs on similar technology with...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Up 3.45% in 4th Upward Revision in a Row as Miners Struggle
14.9.2022
The difficulty of mining Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 3.45% on Tuesday, marking the fourth consecutive increase in difficulty for the network.
Per data from BTC.com, the latest upwards adjustment brought the difficulty level of mining Bitcoin to 32.05 T – the highest level ever for the Bitcoin network....
BlockFills Wants to Sell ESG Credits to Crypto Miners
13.9.2022
The industry is facing criticism over its environmental impact, even at the highest levels of the U.S. administration
Argentina’s Tax Authority Conducts First-Ever Raids on Secret Crypto Miners
12.9.2022
According to the agency, three illegal crypto farms with irregularities were uncovered last week in the South American country
Bitcoin Mining Expansion Heats Up: Crypto Miner Secures Underground Bunker, Cleanspark Snags Turnkey Mining Site
11.9.2022
Bitcoin mining operations continue to truck on through the crypto winter as a number of miners have revealed expansion plans during the last week. Following the acquisition of 10,000 ASIC Antminers, Cleanspark revealed it acquired a turnkey bitcoin mining facility from Mawson Infrastructure....
4 Crypto Tokens Reap Hashpower From The Merge, ETC Secures Most of the Hashrate Leaving ETH
9.9.2022
20 days ago, a poll was shared on Twitter asking miners where they planned to dedicate their hashrate, after The Merge transitions Ethereum into a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The proof-of-work (PoW) contenders at the time were tokens like ravencoin, ergo, flux, and ethereum classic. When...
Bitcoin Mining Firm Cleanspark Purchases 10,000 Bitmain Miners for $28 Million
7.9.2022
The bitcoin mining company Cleanspark revealed on Wednesday that the company has signed a purchase agreement for 10,000 new Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro mining rigs for $28 million. Cleanspark expects the machines to be delivered to the company’s facilities by the end of October or early...
Marathon Digital Energized 25,000 Miners in August, Produced 184 Bitcoins
6.9.2022
The company had previously faced issues of mining rigs installed, but with no energy service
Publicly-Listed Miner Hive Plans to Transfer ETH Hashrate to Other GPU Mineable Coins Ahead of Merge
6.9.2022
While the cryptocurrency community prepares for The Merge, the Nasdaq-listed, Hive Blockchain Technologies, revealed in the company’s August 2022 production update that it plans to re-distribute its hashpower dedicated to Ethereum toward “other GPU mineable coins.”...
Large Ethereum Miners Look to Cloud Computing, AI Ahead of The Merge
6.9.2022
The Merge will do away with the need for bulky, expensive data centers, so the owners of those data centers are looking to repurpose them
Ethereum Classic Hashrate, Prices Surge as Miners Prepare for Post-Merge Reality
6.9.2022
Futures tracking the tokens logged some $27 million in liquidations in 24 hours – second only to Ethereum and ahead of bitcoin futures, which usually see the highest liquidations
Ethereum Classic Pumps 26% as Miners Make Switch ahead of ETH Merge
6.9.2022
Ethereum Classic has pumped 26% in the last 24hrs as miners continue to make the switch from Ethereum ahead of The Merge.
With Ethereum (ETH) switching from a Proof-of-Work to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus - scheduled for September 19 - there has been a marked increase in the network hashrate...
Ethereum Merge to 'swamp' other coins with miners — Mining CEO
6.9.2022
The Ethereum Merge could force many crypto miners to give up and abandon their expensive mining rigs amid a race to the bottom for profits