Category: Mining

Bitcoin hasn’t done too hot over the past day. The cryptocurrency, after trending higher and higher throughout all of last week, crashed as low as $8,150 on Sunday, plunging from the $9,200 price point established just 24 hours prior to the low. This strong crash, which comes as bulls were starting to re-enter the market, […]

Steem’s troubles have woken up the crypto world to the inherent vulnerabilities of proof-of-stake-based systems

The debate over ProgPoW has become a flashpoint for how Ethereum makes big decisions.

Cointelegraph interviews professionals working in the cryptocurrency industry in China to asses the effects of coronavirus on the local crypto economy

Bitcoin’s hash rate just hit another new all-time high of 136 EH/s, an indication that miners are not backing out despite the recent selling pressure which led to a slump in the price of BTC last week. Miners Are Bullish On Bitcoin Data on Blockchain.com suggests that Bitcoin’s hash rate has been increasing steadily since […]

Layer1 is not the only mining company to launch flagship facilities in Texas, with Bitmain and Northern Bitcoin vying for their Texas-based operations to be the largest worldwide

The IT staffer is alleged to have illegally mined cryptocurrency and run websites from court administration servers.

Nasdaq-listed Riot Blockchain plans to sell its new crypto exchange business to focus on Bitcoin mining about three months ahead of the halving event

SBI Holdings’s subsidiary SBI Crypto is partnering with German tech company Northern Data AG and Texas-based data centers operator Whinstone US Inc

As cryptojacking becomes more prevalent, Microsoft Edge developers aim to protect users from having their processing power stolen to mine cryptocurrencies

In a new manifesto, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation has indicated it won’t be creating regulations for the crypto mining sector.

A mining farm is forced to shut down and mining companies are being affected by the spread of coronavirus

The shortage of new mining machines caused by the coronavirus outbreak could curb computing power growth from Chinese miners who contribute over 65% of Bitcoin’s hash power.

These are the top graphics cards for mining crypto in 2020

In the cryptocurrency industry at least, it’s pretty widely understood that the Bitcoin halving is due to take place in May 2020. However, that might not actually be the case. Surging hash rate and recent mining difficulty adjustments mean that miners will solve remaining blocks quicker than expected. Some analysts are now eyeing the end […]

The people of Zcash have spoken, approving mining reward changes that will come into play at the coin’s halving in November

Montana-based crypto mine CryptoWatt is running once again after significant downtime associated with its previous owner, an alleged fraudster

Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com backs down from proposed mining tax for BCH

Litecoin’s creator Charlie Lee proposes mining pool donations as a solution to funding issues

For more than 10 years already, Bitcoin’s innovations have been pushed on all fronts: What are those improvements?

With cheap electricity and friendly regulation, is Central Asia the new promised land for crypto miners?

Computer giant Lenovo will operate a signing node on GoChain’s blockchain, using eco-friendly methods

A state-owned nuclear power plant in Russia may soon fuel a bitcoin mining hub.

Bitmain’s co-founder and biggest shareholder claims he is “firmly opposed to layoffs” at the firm after being ousted by current CEO Jihan Wu

Bitcoin’s hash rate reached record highs this week, amid rising prices and anticipation of the miner reward halving later this year.

Ethereum block time decreased by nearly 25% and daily block rewards increased by over 31%

Chinese mining ASIC producer Canaan plans to roll out machines based on 5-nanometer chips in Q1 2020

The legal dispute between bitcoin miner Ebang and Chinese public firm Wholeasy reflects the prolonged magnitude of last year’s market sell-off.

Hedging products for Canaan mining network becoming available in Jan, 2020

GSR and Interhash want to help crypto miners hedge their costs with a new series of derivatives products.

The MyKings botnet is aggressively propagating Monero mining malware concealed behind online content that includes Taylor Swift photos, researcher say

Research conducted by major crypto exchange binance suggests that the motivation driving Bitcoin SV miners is non-economic in nature

TikTok records the first viral Bitcoin video after the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain-related venture in China

The Shenzhen Bao’An District Court in China has frozen $676,000 in assets of a Bitmain subsidiary

The arrest, noted by the Shenzhen Nanshan District Prosecutor on Dec. 12 and reported by business publication Caixin on Sunday, comes amid ongoing battles between mining giant Bitmain and MicroBT, which has been a rising competitor this year challenging Bitmain’s market dominance.

Crypto and blockchain adoption appears to be gathering steam in Central Asia

Chinese share of global hash rate hits a new record of 66% since 2017, a new study says