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Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures
15.5.2020
On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network....
Charles Hoskinson on the Power of Crypto, Working From Home, and Mongolian Hunting Falcons
10.5.2020
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Charles Hoskinson on the Power of Crypto, Working From Home, and Mongolian Hunting Falcons
9.5.2020
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65% of Global Bitcoin Hashrate Concentrated in China
7.5.2020
A new bitcoin mining map by the University of Cambridge shows that China accounts for 65% of the world’s hash power. About half of the country’s hash rate is produced in just one place, the autonomous Xinjiang region, which makes up 35.76% of the global total. Launched recently,...
Cambridge University Releases New Tool for Tracking Global Bitcoin Mining Power
7.5.2020
Cambridge University's Centre for Alternative Finance has released a bitcoin mining map, showing where bitcoin miners are located worldwide
IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform
5.5.2020
IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy
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...
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
Eric Hughes: A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto
3.5.2020
Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to...
Nuclear Power and Blockchain, Crypto Exchanges Boost Hiring + More News
1.5.2020
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The Chinese nuclear industry is tentatively looking at blockchain technology adoption proposals, reports media...
Bitcoin (BTC) is Back with Full Power; How Much Bitcoin is Enough?
30.4.2020
Bitcoin price spikes by 18% in just 24 hours from opening around $7.7k, yesterday to currently trading around $9.1k, at the press time. The price trend of BTC breaches above the 20-day Bollinger Band on the daily chart. The current price pump is an influential change happening due as there are less...
Chinese Kennel Owner Caught Stealing Electricity to Power Underground Bitcoin Mining Farm
29.4.2020
The largest oil field in the People’s Republic of China has been a target for individuals and organizations attempting to mine bitcoins with free electricity. After a bunch of mining farm operators allegedly got caught last summer, a dog kennel owner was recently busted for running cable...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Edges Up to $7.7K as Mining Power Rebounds
28.4.2020
Bitcoin’s price is on the upswing, and so is the computing power securing the network as a once-in-four-years event known as the halving approaches
Power Ledger to Bring Blockchain Energy Trading to West Australian Housing Developments
22.4.2020
The blockchain firm will provide the technology to enable energy trading at 10 new housing developments
Power Ledger Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Trading in Western Australia
22.4.2020
Power Ledger has just signed a deal with the largest medium-density residential developer in Perth to roll out its blockchain-based solar energy trading platform
Inside China’s Plan to Power Global Blockchain Adoption
14.4.2020
China is about to launch its national blockchain platform, part of Beijing’s grand strategy to lead the digital transformation of the world economy
New York Power Plant Sells Bitcoin Hashpower to Institutional Investors
10.4.2020
A New York mining facility has sold 106 petahash of computing power using a new, regulated instrument: a Bitcoin hashpower contract
New York Power Plant Greenidge Has Sold Up to 30% of Its Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate
10.4.2020
Greenidge Generation, an upstate New York power plant that's using proprietary facility to mine bitcoin, has sold up to 30 percent of its computing power to institutional buyers
Bitcoin Cash Could Face 51% Attack for $10,000 in Rented Hashpower
10.4.2020
The drop in the Bitcoin Cash hash rate has left it open to 51% attacks — with rented hash power able to target the coin for under $10,000 per hour
Power Ledger Inks Deal to Allow French Consumers to Customize Green Energy Mix
8.4.2020
The Australian firm is breaking into the European market with a new partnership that enhances the tracking and certification of green energy