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Have Ethereum Miners Been Losing Money Since August?
Ethereum miners may not be having a good time. Though the price of the Ether coin has stabilized at around $200 and it continues to be the second largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap, miners may not be winners in this case. дальше »
2018-10-29 21:29 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Chinese Bitcoin Mining Equipment Manufacturers Suffer Setback as Trump Increases Tariffs
Bitmain’s $3 billion initial public offering (IPO), as well as that of other Chinese bitcoin mining equipment manufacturers such as Canaan and Ebang, may be adversely affected by the June categorization of the firm’s Antminer S9 ASICs miners as “electrical machinery apparatus. дальше »
2018-10-19 05:00 | |
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Class Action Suits Launched Against Cryptocurrency Mining Investment Company
The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers. дальше »
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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Why choose Pool Mining over Solo Mining ?
Gold miners know the difficulty and danger associated with it, but of course, they know what they stand to gain so why not take the risk. Just like gold, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin needs to be mined in other to be available in the market. дальше »
2018-10-16 11:19 | |
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Report Links 74% of Bitcoin Mining to China, Sees Threat to Network
Bitcoin, the world’s most sought-after cryptocurrency, could be at the wish and whim of Asia’s economic giant. A recent study titled “The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin,” jointly researched by Princeton University and Florida International University researchers, suggests China’s mining scene has an overwhelming influence over Bitcoin, something that could invite network manipulation. дальше »
2018-10-11 00:29 | |
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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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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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Cryptoknocker Lets You Mine On Your Computer
Want some passive income? Japanese firm GMO announced on Friday that Cryptoknocker will let anyone with GPU chips mine Zcash (ZEC) and other equihash-based cryptos. The free-to-download software is designed for everyday computers that have NVIDIA graphics cards installed (GeForce 8 or later). дальше »
2018-10-2 14:00 | |
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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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Bitmain IPO Prospectus Reveals Offering May Be a Gamble for Investors
Bitmain, the biggest company in bitcoin mining, has filed for its IPO in Hong Kong. As part of the approval process, the company submitted a prospectus to the Hong Kong stock exchange at the end of August 2018. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:08 | |
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Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge
Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape. дальше »
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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Study Reveals Growing Sophistication in Malicious Mining of Cryptocurrency
Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time. дальше »
2018-9-25 23:59 | |
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Can Cryptocurrency Mining Drive Further Growth to the Clean Energy Sector?
Although cryptocurrency mining contributes significantly to the greenhouse effect, the crypto mining industry may be the answer to further investment and growth for the clean energy sector. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) report published on September 16, 2018, while many cryptocurrency miners use non-renewable sources, the cryptocurrency mining industry could benefit significantly if […] Can Cryptocurrency Mining Drive Further Growth to the Clean Energy Sector? was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-9-19 16:59 | |
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BTC Hashpower Doubles During Bear Market as Miners Sacrifice Profit for Position
According to Fundstrat analyst Sam Doctor, it appears Bitcoin Core (BTC) hashpower has doubled since just before the start of summer. That figure is impressive considering the lingering and deep bear market. дальше »
2018-9-17 12:55 | |
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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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Washington Mining Enclave to Be Hit with Increased Power Costs
Low energy prices from the local hydroelectric plant attracted many cryptocurrency miners to Grant County, Washington. But it seems like the gravy train may soon hit the buffers as authorities announced a series of price hikes. дальше »
2018-9-7 00:00 | |
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Electricity Rates Increase in Grant County in Washington for Bitcoin Miners
Grant County, a town located in the US state of Washington, currently hosts a number of cryptocurrency mining operators. These operators migrated to the area because of cheaper electricity costs from the hydroelectric plant in the local region. дальше »
2018-9-6 16:04 | |
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Technical Analysis: Conflict Between Developers and Miners Impeding Coin’s Value
Nothing in this article is to be construed as investment advice. Neither the author nor the publication assumes any responsibility or liability for any investments, profits or losses you may incur as a result of this information. дальше »
2018-8-30 18:47 | |
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Montana Senator: Closing Coal Plant Could Hurt Bitcoin Mining Industry
The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state. дальше »
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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Elastos Teams Up With Bitmain On Merged Mining
Elastos, the 77th-largest crypto by market capitalization, is about to get several thousand new miners—although they may not realize it. In an announcement today, the eighteen-year-old project revealed a merged mining partnership with Bitmain that will bring the ELA protocol into the two largest Bitcoin mining pools. дальше »
2018-8-28 17:45 | |
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Norwegian Bitcoin Firm Faces Potential Shutdown Over Noise Levels
Bitcoin mining can be a lucrative venture under the right circumstances. Most countries around the world lend themselves to this type of activity, including Norway. Unfortunately, it seems one particular operation may be shut down because it is generating too much noise for surrounding residents. Noise Is an Issue for Bitcoin Miners When it comes […] дальше »
2018-8-25 01:00 | |
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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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Vietnamese Government Bans Mining Hardware Imports
Following a high-level proposal in July to ban the importation of all cryptocurrency mining equipment into Vietnam, the Vietnamese Customs Department has announced a total ban on all mining rig imports, according to a local news outlet. дальше »
2018-8-16 21:58 | |
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The Backlash vs. Bitcoin Energy Consumers Has Started
“But when out of towners noticed cheap rates just as bitcoin prices began to spike they flocked here. In May and June, the Department agreed – allowing Plattsburgh and neighbouring counties to impose extremely high-density load tariffs on bitcoin cryptocurrency miners. дальше »
2018-8-3 23:31 | |
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Bitcoin Energy: A Fight Against Guzzlers Started
“But when out of towners noticed cheap rates just as bitcoin prices began to spike they flocked here. In May and June, the Department agreed – allowing Plattsburgh and neighbouring counties to impose extremely high-density load tariffs on bitcoin cryptocurrency miners. дальше »
2018-7-31 22:06 | |
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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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A Quick Gasprice Market Analysis
Here is a file that contains data, extracted from geth, about transaction fees in every block between 4710000 and 4730000. For each block, it contains an object of the form: { "block":4710000, "coinbase":"0x829bd824b016326a401d083b33d092293333a830", "deciles":[40,40. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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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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Is The Next Massive Gold Discovery In Australia?
It may be difficult for another large, high quality deposit to be discovered in Australia anytime soon, as the saturated exploration market and large number of miners operating in the continent means that such a deposit would have already turned up, said Joe Mazumdar, co-editor of Exploration Insights. Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc […] дальше »
2018-7-21 08:25 | |
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PoWx’s Optical Proof of Work May Solve two of Bitcoin’s Biggest Problems
With bitcoin becoming more competitive, a new organization looks to bring decentralization back to mining by renovating the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus algorithm that some miners have come to love. дальше »
2018-7-18 19:00 | |
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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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Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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“Dumb” Malware Targets Mac Crypto Miners
Mac miners beware, black hats are attempting to infect machines with malware that has been dubbed “OSX. Dummy. ” Dumb Malware Created to Trap Dumb Mac Users Crypto enthusiasts who access discussion channels using Slack, Discord and possibly other messaging platforms be forewarned that if using a Mac someone may be trying to lure you into a trap. дальше »
2018-7-4 13:00 | |
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New Cybersecurity Report Notes Rising Cases of Cryptojacking Attacks on Linux Devices
A recent internet security report from an independent cybersecurity firm has highlighted the growing threat of crypto-mining malware. Its findings highlight that in the first quarter of 2018 almost all common Linux downloader malware variants recorded were designed to deliver a cryptocurrency miner on Linux devices. дальше »
2018-7-4 00:00 | |
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Russia’s Crypto Technology Reveals Cashbox X-Gaming & Crypto Mining PC
Russian Market Receives Mining PC The Russian market has a new product – a hybrid computer for both gamers and miners. Those who participate and purchase the PC may be able to receive a quarter ether of monthly income. дальше »
2018-7-3 02:33 | |
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Kaspersky Warn Of The Potential Damage Caused By Mobile Miners
With more and more instances of malicious mining attacks, people are failing to recognise the problems that can be caused by this sort of activity. Often, these sorts of attacks can be seen as harmless, at the end of the day, they simply just utilise a small amount of your computing power, right? Whilst this may be the case, often, there is a great deal of principle that needs to be considered here. дальше »
2018-6-29 17:30 | |
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Bitmain Nears 51% of Network Hash Rate: Why This Matters and Why It Doesn’t
Recent Bitcoin block data shows that Bitcoin’s mining pools BTC. com, AntPool and ConnectBTC, respectively mined about 25. 7 percent, 16. 1 percent and 0. 2 percent of all new blocks over the past week. дальше »
2018-6-29 23:07 | |
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Bitcoin Inside: Crypto Mining Farm to Open in Former Intel Facility
California-based 3G Venture II has paid $13 million for a significant portion of an old Intel chip plant in Colorado Springs, which it intends of turn into a new bitcoin mining operation. Mining Farms Opening Around the World Miners have been flocking to cities that offer cheap electricity to reduce costs and increase profits, and it looks like Colorado Springs may join the list. дальше »
2018-6-23 07:00 | |
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Equihash Algorithm Cryptocurrencies May face attacks by ASIC Miners : Let’s study about it.
In the case of currencies using the Equihash algorithm, it seems a large amount of the combined hashrate is provided by ASIC hardware. It’s a worrisome development which could introduce a lot more 51% attacks in the future. дальше »
2018-6-18 08:21 | |
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