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Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 33% Since Halving – Difficulty Drops, Issues in Sichuan China
22.5.2020
It’s been 11 days since the third bitcoin block reward halving. Data now shows that the overall SHA256 hashrate lost around 47 exahash per second (EH/s), since the all-time high of 140 EH/s on May 3. With more than 33% of the hashrate lost, reports stemming from Sichuan China indicate that...
California Giant Berry Farms Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain Tracking System
19.5.2020
U.S. berry producer California Giant Berry Farms joined the blockchain-based food tracking solution IBM Food Trust
Bitcoin Mining Roundup: BTC Regains 100 Exahash, Miners Close Shop, Pre-Halving Shake-Up
30.3.2020
In 44 days, BTC miners will face the third reward halving as the block subsidy will soon shrink from 12.5 to 6.25 coins per block. Following the market carnage in mid-March, BTC’s hashrate plummeted 44% to a 2020 low of 75 exahash per second (EH/s). Since then the hashrate has climbed back...
Riot Blockchain Says Coronavirus Outbreak Might Hurt Crypto Mining Farms
30.3.2020
Riot Blockchain's 10-K filing captures the fear COVID-19 is sowing in American companies
Blockchain for Australian Farmers: A Shield Against Worsening Climate
19.3.2020
The agricultural industry in Australia requires transformation and adjustment to the new technologies in order to survive the natural disasters
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...
Iran Issues More Than 1,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Licenses
25.1.2020
The Iranian government has reportedly issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining since it began regulating the industry. A number of large mining farms have set up in the country, but high electricity tariffs have kept many small investors away. Also read: Regulatory Roundup —...
Blockchain Used by Budweiser Owner InBev to Help African Farmers
21.1.2020
Conglomerate behind Budweiser beer using blockchain to help its local African suppliers
Authorities in Sichuan Go After Miners to Save Electricity in the Dry Season
28.12.2019
Regional authorities in the province of Sichuan are reportedly pressuring bitcoin miners to scale down operations amid electricity shortages during the dry season in Southwest China. A meeting has been scheduled with regulators, the state run grid operator and mining companies. Two hydropower...
Government of Abkhazia to Intensify Identification of Crypto Mining Farms
12.12.2019
Abkhazia looks to crack down on illegal cryptocurrency mining
UPS Ships Beef to Japan, Tracked and Monitored Using Blockchain Tech
12.11.2019
The shipping giant says it has tracked and delivered a full shipment of beef from Kansas to a Tokyo steakhouse with help from blockchain firm HerdX
5 Easy Ways to Earn Cryptocurrency
4.11.2019
The days of individuals mining popular cryptocurrencies are over. The amount of time and energy required to mine bitcoin is immense and you’d be competing with business with massive mining farms. What you can do, however, is chip away at earning cryptocurrency via a few simple tasks that...
Bitmain to Launch Platform for Connecting Miners and Farms in October
27.9.2019
Chinese mining giant Bitmain to launch platform connecting crypto miners and farms in October
Coffee Industry Taps IBM Blockchain Solution to Track Supply Chain
18.9.2019
IBM provides its blockchain service to assist the launch of a coffee tracking platform
Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Flourishing on the Ruins of Soviet Industry in Siberia
1.9.2019
Favorable energy prices and a naturally cold climate are turning Siberia into an international hub for bitcoin miners
How Big Hydro Power Partners With Bitcoin Miners to Prevent Energy Waste
22.7.2019
We are often told that the verification of bitcoin transactions eats a lot of energy. The largely inaccurate comparison to a small country, the size of Ireland or Denmark, is evoked thanks to numerous clickbait headlines. What mainstream media fails to explain, however, is that bitcoin mining...
Iranian Authorities Shut Down Two Crypto Mining Farms Amid Power Spike
28.6.2019
Authorities in Iran have reportedly seized roughly 1,000 bitcoin mining machines from abandoned factories
PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Mining Partnership With Bit Mining
19.6.2019
Bitcoin.com and Bit Mining are excited to announce a business partnership focusing on BCH and BTC mining.A New BeginningThis joint endeavor is between Bitcoin.com, a company dedicated to spreading BCH and BTC adoption, and Bit Mining, a blockchain ecosystem builder with large mining farms spread...
Chinese Authorities to Investigate Illegal Mining Farms at ‘Global Mining Capital’ Sichuan
30.5.2019
Chinese authorities are investigating the alleged illegal bitcoin mining farms located in “global mining capital” Sichuan province
Bloq Labs’ Titan Aims to Simplify Crypto Farming
17.5.2019
Titan is a one-step crypto miner management system from Bloq Labs