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Cryptocurrency Miners May Have to Pay More for Electricity in Chelan County
There is little doubt that cryptocurrency mining is extremely power intensive, with particular emphasis on coins that still rely on the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism. Recognizing this, Washington State’s Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) has proposed a rate hike for mining enterprises within the region. дальше »
2018-11-18 17:00 | |
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One Day After the Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: Takeaways and Latest Developments
Bitcoin Cash, the “big block” project that forked away from the Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017, “hard forked” (split) into two different coins: “Bitcoin Cash ABC” (BCH ABC) and “Bitcoin Cash SV” (BCH SV). дальше »
2018-11-17 02:13 | |
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Paraguay’s Economic Debt Crisis Could End with Bitcoin Mining as a Big Boost to the Bottom Line
Paraguay has had several hydroelectric towns that many had associated them with the drug cartels, ammunition and also smuggling. But now it has become the new home for the crypto miners in the market who have been connected to a very sophisticated network involved with mining crypto coins for their owners. It is finally giving […] дальше »
2018-11-14 02:43 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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What is Equihash? | Guide to Equihash Coins
Most cryptocurrencies rely on proof-of-work (PoW) mining to secure their networks from double-spending in a censorship resistant way. In order to maintain censorship resistance, the network of miners must be sufficiently decentralized. дальше »
2018-11-2 22:54 | |
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What is Equishash? | Guide to Equihash Coins
Most cryptocurrencies rely on proof-of-work (PoW) mining to secure their networks from double-spending in a censorship resistant way. In order to maintain censorship resistance, the network of miners must be sufficiently decentralized. дальше »
2018-10-31 22:54 | |
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Research: Bitcoin whales make the cryptocurrency market less volatile
Fears that Bitcoin whales could dump enormous amounts of coins crash the market might be absolutely groundless – or so does new research suggest. Researchers from Chainalysis examined the transaction history of the 32 largest Bitcoin wallets and concluded that – contrary to popular belief – big-time cryptocurrency whales play a crucial role in keeping the market stable. дальше »
2018-10-11 15:58 | |
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Blockstream’s Liquid Network for “High Value” Bitcoin Payments Is Live
The Liquid Network is up and running. More than a year after its conceptual introduction at the Blockchain Association of Canada's Government Forum in Ottawa, Blockstream’s bitcoin scaling solution made its public debut on October 10, 2018, after going live among its partners on September 27. дальше »
2018-10-11 20:44 | |
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Crypto Mining Continues to Rise in Q2, Claims McAfee Quarterly Threat Report
In their latest Quarterly Threat Report, McAfee Labs suggests that the crypto craze isn’t going to end anytime soon. The consistent rise in crypto mining activities during the second quarter of 2018 shows that falling crypto prices do not deter the miners who continue to reap profits. дальше »
2018-10-7 17:59 | |
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Federal Election Committee Asked to Consider Crypto Mining for Political Contributions
OsiaNetwork LLC has reached out to the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in the hopes that it will allow computer sharing for crypto mining for campaign donations. Osia says it would like to be the platform in which volunteers share their computer power to mine cryptocurrencies, which are then donated to political campaigns of their choice. дальше »
2018-10-5 23:57 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: What We Know About Grin and Beam’s Mimblewimble
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-10-2 17:27 | |
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Ethereum (ETH): Valuable Lessons From The Past
Chart for ETH/USD (1D) Ethereum (ETH) and those backing it have some valuable lessons to learn from the past. Of course, the one that tops the list is, “you reap what you sow”. How is this relevant? Well, back when Ethereum (ETH) forked off the original Ethereum chain, for every original Ethereum coin you had, you received two coins, ETH and ETC. дальше »
2018-9-28 20:00 | |
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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Dip Again Forming Consolidated Support
Just when cryptocurrency prices were starting to look better, digital asset markets shaved around $19 billion USD off the entire crypto-economy. Today the cryptocurrency ecosystem’s 1,900+ coins have an overall market capitalization of about $210 billion and about $14 billion in global trade volume. дальше »
2018-9-26 18:45 | |
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55% of All BTC Is Parked in Whale-Sized Wallets
If the huge amount of BTC locked in the wallets of long-term investors is anything to by, bitcoin’s nascent adopters are in no hurry to cash out. Many of the coins accrued and stored in the cryptocurrency’s earliest days have yet to move. дальше »
2018-9-19 17:25 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Monero Is Hard to Beat (and Hard to Scale)
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-15 20:21 | |
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To Sell or Not to Sell: That Is No Longer The Question For Miners
Today, cryptocurrency mining operators could benefit from taking out loans while using their mined coins as collateral to cover their expenses and persevere during the current bear market. Miners Can’t Hodl…or Can They? Large-scale miners have enormous fixed costs, which they must pay regardless of the price their mined coins are currently worth. дальше »
2018-9-11 22:00 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Dash Is Not Really That Private
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
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Markets Are Down, But Most Exchanges Are Doing Just Fine
As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit. дальше »
2018-8-22 22:53 | |
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JavaScript Based Coinhive Mines $250,000 Worth of Monero (XMR) Monthly
Browser Based Coinhive Mines About $250,000 Worth of Monero (XMR) Coins Monthly Mining is the foundation of all blockchain-based digital coins. Altcoin, Monero, allows miners to use standard hardware to mine XMR. дальше »
2018-8-15 22:10 | |
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Green Crypto Mining Will Define The Industry’s $38bn Future
In March this year, the sky officially fell in for Bitcoin miners. With the slump in prices and the extraordinary energy consumption it takes to mine the coins, Fortune revealed that mining a Bitcoin cost as much as buying one. дальше »
2018-8-10 18:41 | |
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Growing Bitcoin Miner Enthusiasm, Hash Rate, Indicates Bullish Crypto Market Breakout
Are We Close To A Bullish Cryptocurrency Mining Market? At the end of 2017, cryptocurrency mining activities were at their peak. The famous virtual currency was traded around $20,000 dollars and miners were enjoying important returns after selling their coins in the market. дальше »
2018-7-31 09:29 | |
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EU Study: International Nature of Cryptocurrency Markets Is a Challenge for Regulators
An EU study claims that the international nature of the cryptocurrency markets is a challenge for European regulators because many players, especially miners, are outside their reach. The researchers also expect that bank-issued coins could reshape the balance of power among cryptos, with commercial banks using underhanded tactics to stifle the competition. дальше »
2018-7-24 23:40 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Bitcoin Cash [BCH] to receive support for colored coins and smart contracts? Bitmain submits proposal
Bitmain, known for its Application Specific Integrated Circuit [ASIC] miners, has recently proposed developing and implementing a protocol for smart contracts on the Bitcoin Cash [BCH] blockchain. The proposals reportedly emerged from Chinese WeChat groups comprising of developers from the company. дальше »
2018-7-18 14:24 | |
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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware
One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »
2018-7-18 23:18 | |
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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Zcash Mining 400% More Profitable Than Bitcoin
Zcash (ZEC) is the most profitable cryptocurrency to mine, with expected returns far higher than other PoW coins like Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). Data collected from cryptocurrency tools provider Anything Crypto suggests that at current difficulty levels, ZEC miners using the Antminer Z9 mini could expect an $8,000 return on their investment over a […] The post Zcash Mining 400% More Profitable Than Bitcoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-7-13 18:28 | |
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Anyone Can Start Mining Cryptos in Ukraine Even Without a License
While governments and regulators in some countries are passing laws to regulate the trading of cryptocurrencies and, even their mining, other nations advocate a more crypto-friendly approach towards the sector. дальше »
2018-6-29 14:59 | |
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Why Crypto Miners Are Making Iceland their Top Choice For Mining
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies gain traction with public awareness and societal usage, the incentive to mine coins gets larger and larger. Even with bitcoin in a bear market mining continues to grow in popularity. дальше »
2018-6-22 00:07 | |
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Malicious Monero Miners Made Off with 5% of Coins in Circulation, Over $175 Million
‘Fair’ mining and privacy altcoin, Monero (XMR), shed $175 million as a result of malicious miners hijacking what amounts to an eye-popping 5% of XMR in circulation. The findings come by way of a cyber security researcher in Northern California, investigating a noticeable trend uptick in mining thievery generally. дальше »
2018-6-15 18:45 | |
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