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One of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools Set to Launch “New Financial Products”
Blockin, the company behind the Bitcoin mining pool, Poolin, has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore-based hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. According to Alejandro De La Torre, Poolin’s vice... The post One of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools Set to Launch “New Financial Products” appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-6-13 20:53 | |
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Bitmain Releases Lower Cost Bitcoin Miner to Fend Off Competition
Bitmain has launched the Antminer T19, a cheaper version of its more efficient S19 Bitcoin Miner. Bitmain Launches Competitive Bitcoin Miner Bitmain has launched a new Antminer Bitcoin mining rig... The post Bitmain Releases Lower Cost Bitcoin Miner to Fend Off Competition appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-6-1 16:03 | |
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A Week from Halving, Bitcoin Hash Rate Breaks New Record
Bitcoin’s hash rate has climbed above its previous all-time high thanks to the latest rally in price. But with volatility a given in the Bitcoin market, the mining industry is... The post A Week from Halving, Bitcoin Hash Rate Breaks New Record appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-5-5 16:54 | |
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How to Mine Bitcoin: Complete Guide For Beginners
Bitcoin pioneered mining when it first went live in 2008, and it’s still one of the most popular coins among crypto miners. Mining serves various essential purposes: it provides security...The post How to Mine Bitcoin: Complete Guide For Beginners appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-4-26 22:04 | |
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Roger Ver Stopped Mining Bitcoin Cash After Halving
Bitcoin Cash saw its hashrate drop dramatically following yesterday’s halving, bringing its network security to all-time lows. Even the mining pool operated by Roger Ver, one of the main figureheads...The post Roger Ver Stopped Mining Bitcoin Cash After Halving appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-4-11 01:19 | |
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Binance Announces Mining Pool 40 Days Before Bitcoin Halving
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, confirmed that the cryptocurrency behemoth is adding a mining pool to their product basket. This news comes less than two months before Bitcoin’s third halving...The post Binance Announces Mining Pool 40 Days Before Bitcoin Halving appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-4-2 18:45 | |
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Bitcoin Miners Find Silver Lining After Price Crash
Bitcoin’s price is down over 35% from its peak in February 2020. This decrease has adversely impacted mining profitability, forcing some farms to take their hardware offline. Mining difficulty has...The post Bitcoin Miners Find Silver Lining After Price Crash appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-3-26 10:54 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Will Avoid Chain Split as Mining Tax Dies
Bitcoin Cash is on-track to avert a chain split after a proposal that would force miners to contribute part of their earnings to BCH development loses critical support. Reality Check...The post Bitcoin Cash Will Avoid Chain Split as Mining Tax Dies appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-3-6 03:16 | |
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Ethereum Implementing ProgPoW ASIC-Resistance, Concur Core Developers
Ethereum core developers are moving forward with ProgPoW, an update for making Ether mining more ASIC resistant. The hardfork is tentatively scheduled for July. Ethereum core developers, once again, came...The post Ethereum Implementing ProgPoW ASIC-Resistance, Concur Core Developers appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-2-22 07:15 | |
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Mining Pools Collude to Fund Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure
Jhiang Zhuoer, CEO of BTC.TOP, a major BCH mining pool, has revealed that top miners have agreed on a proposal to divert 12.5% of the network’s block rewards to infrastructure development. A Controversial Take on Development Funding Bitcoin Cash is about to embark on yet another string of contentious decisions as the top mining pools […] The post Mining Pools Collude to Fund Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2020-1-23 11:32 | |
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Ready To Stake ETH? How To Make Money On Ethereum 2.0
Ethereum 2. 0 is approaching fast, and when it finally arrives in 2020, one of the first features that it will introduce is proof-of-stake. Staking will serve the same function that mining currently serves in Ethereum 1. дальше »
2019-7-29 18:00 | |
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DPOS Blockchains: Is Decentralization At Stake?
Delegated proof-of-stake (DPOS) is a consensus mechanism in which coinholders stake their coins with large node operators (aka delegates, witnesses, or block producers). Instead of mining, coinholders elect delegates to create blocks and provide computing power. дальше »
2019-7-26 19:30 | |
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Ready To Start Mining? Here’s What You Need To Know
Cryptocurrency prices are back on the rise, and the number of miners is rising with them. In the past couple of months, hashrates have been racing higher, indicating that some large-scale miners may be back in business. дальше »
2019-7-23 22:44 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Consumes More Electricity Than New Zealand, Report Finds
Bitcoin mining currently consumes more electricity than the entire country of New Zealand, according to a new report. But the cloud has a green lining: researchers determined that much of that electricity comes from renewables, indirectly subsidizing environmentally-friendly sources. дальше »
2019-6-7 18:32 | |
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Grin Community Announces Anti-ASIC Fork
The Grin community has announced the date of its first-ever scheduled hard fork, in order to prevent the network from being dominated by specialized mining hardware. This will be the first of four scheduled system-wide upgrades during the first two years of the coin’s life. дальше »
2019-6-7 20:00 | |
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Monero Community Reveals New Anti-ASIC Mining Algorithm
Developers of the Monero privacy coin have announced a new weapon in their battle against centralization. In collaboration with Arweave, a serverless storage protocol, the Monero team is validating a new, ASIC-resistant mining algorithm, dubbed RandomX. дальше »
2019-6-4 11:17 | |
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JPMorgan Casts A Sly Glance At Bitcoin: But Don’t Get Too Excited Yet
Not for the first time, JPMorgan & Chase is raising a stir in the crypto community. In a recent note, the bank’s strategists announced that they had calculated a fundamental valuation for Bitcoin (BTC), with a cost of production determined from the energy and resources used in the mining process, as Bloomberg reports. дальше »
2019-6-3 17:10 | |
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Twitter ‘Likes’ Bitcoin As Sentiment Moons: Clear Skies Ahead?
Bitcoin prices are partially set at the watercooler. Since most cryptocurrencies have yet to reach meaningful adoption, market movements depend on the whims of the investing public. Questions like “do most people expect Bitcoin to crash?” have more weight for short-term movements than the technical specifications of PoW mining or the Lightning Network. дальше »
2019-5-3 22:28 | |
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Ripple-Partnered Bank Remains Optimistic About XRP
SBI Holdings is confident that XRP will be a successful and widely-adopted digital asset for international remittance and settlements, possibly becoming a leader of the Virtual Currencies sector. In its 2018 Fiscal Year (FY) report, published last Friday, SBI provided a financial overview of its virtual currency ecosystem, which includes Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining activities as […] The post Ripple-Partnered Bank Remains Optimistic About XRP appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-4-30 20:57 | |
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Is Bitcoin Mining Really An Environmental Catastrophe?
We’ve seen the screaming headlines: Bitcoin uses more electricity than Ireland! Bitcoin is an environmental terrorist! Bitcoin will use more energy than the whole wide world by next year! (Yes, really… Newsweek actually published that. дальше »
2019-4-25 19:40 | |
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No, China Didn’t Ban Bitcoin Mining
If you’ve gone anywhere near the internet this month, you’ve probably heard about the untimely demise of China’s Bitcoin mining industry. As reported in many media outlets, some three quarters of Bitcoin mining is now non grata in the People’s Republic, which appears to have taken an unusually firm stand on environmental protection. дальше »
2019-4-23 00:59 | |
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Litecoin Achieves New Heights As Lightning Strikes Twice
Litecoin, the sixth-largest cryptocurrency asset by market capitalization, has recently set a new high in mining hashrate – and a new record number of Lightning nodes. The eight-year-old cryptocurrency continues to defy predictions of its demise, with new adaptations like Mimblewimble and the Lightning Network demonstrating its viability against other altcoins. дальше »
2019-4-16 22:12 | |
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Could A Mining Ban Raise Bitcoin Prices?
New policy proposals from the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have put Bitcoin squarely in its crosshairs. The announcement sets the largest cryptocurrency on China’s regulatory watch list, with plans to either restrict or eliminate its mining altogether. дальше »
2019-4-10 02:26 | |
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Put Your Crypto To Work: Five Ways To Earn A Passive Income
One of the next bigs steps for the crypto industry is passive income, allowing investors to earn interest or income from their tokens. While traditional mining is now unprofitable for casual users, you can still increase your holdings through a variety of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, ERC20 tokens, and more. дальше »
2019-4-4 01:08 | |
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Bitmain To Launch More Powerful Bitcoin Miners
In a world where Bitcoin mining is increasingly competitive, mining equipment can quickly go obsolete. As hashrate increases, the difficulty of successful block creation soars, thereby making it less profitable to secure the network. дальше »
2019-3-29 20:11 | |
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Bitmain IPO: From The Next Unicorn To A One Trick Pony In 90 Days
Bitmain’s IPO application has officially expired. Six months after it was first listed, what was to be the crypto-world’s biggest public offering has been shelved, at least for now. The website for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) updated the mining giant’s listing to “lapsed” late last night. дальше »
2019-3-27 23:45 | |
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Renewable Energy Keeps Bitcoin Miners Afloat
A recently-published report suggests that more than three-quarters of Bitcoin (BTC) mining activity relies on cheap renewable energy in order to remain financially viable. The report, issued by the cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares, reprises the points which the company’s researchers made last May, and again in November: that a significant amount of mining activity is […] The post Renewable Energy Keeps Bitcoin Miners Afloat appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-3-1 20:33 | |
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Watch Out, Samsung: Electroneum And Pundi X Demo Blockchain Smartphones
MWC19 Barcelona, the former Mobile World Congress, isn’t just an event for mainstream OEMs such as Samsung. Electroneum used the spotlight as an opportunity to debut its new M1 smartphone, which is capable of easily “mining” ETN tokens. дальше »
2019-2-27 21:31 | |
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Trading Volume: Bitcoin Moves 7x More Value Than Any Other Coin
It’s been more than ten years since the mining of the genesis block, but Bitcoin (BTC), the original cryptocurrency, remains the most popular coin, at least at the outset of 2019. Altcoins enjoy only a fraction of the usage that BTC gets every day. дальше »
2019-2-15 23:20 | |
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What Is Zcoin Protocol? Introduction to XZC Cryptocurrency
What Is Zcoin? Zcoin (XZC) is a decentralized cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge cryptographic proofs to provide anonymous transactions. It is ASIC-resistant, implementing a CPU-friendly MTP mining algorithm once ASIC rigs were developed to crack its original Lyra2z algorithm. дальше »
2019-2-9 21:14 | |
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Grin Coin Code Review: A Fresh Slice Of Mimblewimble
Grin Coin is a community-based project that launched with no “funny business”. It’s natively private, lightweight, resistant to ASIC mining, and it has made a big impact on the crypto sector despite the ongoing bear market. дальше »
2019-2-1 20:18 | |
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Video: Stellar Price Falls, But Is It Really A Bargain?
Today’s Video Briefing takes another look at Stellar Lumens, a star-studded token with a lot of things going for it. Created by Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb, the Stellar protocol shares many of XRP’s advantages, including split-second settlement times and an eco-friendly footprint with no mining. дальше »
2019-1-14 18:26 | |
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Internet-Like Scaler BloXroute Partners With Mining Pool
A scaling solution, using the same technique as with the internet, has announced a partnership with a mining pool. The project says this will be the first major step towards mainstream adoption and showcasing a viable alternative to scaling networks. дальше »
2019-1-13 21:00 | |
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Blockchain Scaling Solution BloXroute Partners With First Mining Pool
bloXroute announced on Thursday that they have partnered with Rawpool, a public Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) mining pool. They have also signed a partnership agreement with YEE Chain, the blockchain subsidiary of Yeecall, a communications network with over 20m users worldwide. дальше »
2019-1-14 21:00 | |
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Ethereum Maps Route To Constantinople And Beyond
The Ethereum community is preparing for a hard fork, as the next step on a road that will ultimately leave mining behind. At block height 7,080,000, the Constantinople update will change the rules for network consensus. дальше »
2019-1-10 00:20 | |
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Video: Nano Introduction And Technical Analysis
Today’s Video Briefing takes on another crypto project that’s trying to break free of the blockchain’s shackles: Nano. Much like IOTA, Nano’s block-lattice architecture allows it to process fast transactions for zero fees – and none of the embarrassing costs of traditional blockchain mining. дальше »
2018-12-13 18:02 | |
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Bitcoin Miners Go Silent As Price Falls
Despite being pummeled by bears, the Bitcoin mining community is channeling its inner Rocky Balboa for the final fight with Drago. Bitcoin price volatility and squeezed profit margins were a one-two punch to miners in November, with the hashrate and the price both falling by double-digits last month as some miners turned off their rigs. дальше »
2018-12-10 22:49 | |
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Bitcoin Miners Navigate A Crypto Minefield
When the Bitcoin (BTC) price crashes, most investors first worry about their portfolio, but their second thoughts likely shift towards the miners. After all, the crypto economy is fueled by mining rewards, and there must be some value attached to the process of verifying transactions in order for the miners to be incentivized to keep the […] The post Bitcoin Miners Navigate A Crypto Minefield appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-11-28 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin Risks Mining Death Spiral If BTC Price Plunges Below $3K
Bitcoin slid even further downhill this weekend, as the crypto market shed a total $17bn in market capitalization. But the problems might be just the beginning, as further drops threaten to cause a domino effect in the incentives that keep mining networks running. дальше »
2018-11-27 22:42 | |
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What is Ethereum Classic? Introduction To ETC
What Is Ethereum Classic? Ethereum Classic ETC is an Ethereum hard fork created to preserve the original Ethereum coding after The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (The DAO, an Ethereum-based project) was hacked. дальше »
2018-11-9 17:19 | |
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Controversial ‘Ponzi’ Transaction Fee Mining Exchanges In Decline
Transaction fee mining exchanges like FCoin have been controversial from the start, but a new report suggests they are quickly dying out. Exchanges, of course, form the backbone of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-7 23:25 | |
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Monero Upgrades to Bulletproof Privacy: XMR Dev News
Monero developers have released a new version of the protocol, which will go into effect between October 18th and 19th. In addition to changing the proof-of-work algorithm to deter ASIC mining, the new upgrade includes improvements to Monero’s privacy functions that will allow deeper protection for significantly lower fees. дальше »
2018-10-18 20:40 | |
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How Long Can Siacoin Outrun ASIC Manufacturers?
Some people really don’t like Jihan Wu. Bitmain, which produces the inexpensive, industrial-grade chips that spoiled the home mining game, is now unwelcome in yet another crypto community. Siacoin, an online network for distributed storage, announced a protocol upgrade to “brick” the Bitmain and Innosilicon hardware which currently threaten to dominate Sia mining. дальше »
2018-10-3 18:49 | |
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Crypto Mining Malware Attacks Up 80% In Q2 This Year
Cases of crypto mining malware, software designed to illegally mine cryptocurrency, has nearly doubled in the second quarter, with evidence suggesting that a rising number of criminals could be creating malware specifically for targeting mobile devices. дальше »
2018-9-26 16:35 | |
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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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BTC Mining Firm Soluna Plans 37k-Acre Sahara Wind Farm
Soluna, a blockchain mining company, plans to build a 37,000-acre wind farm in the Sahara desert to provide clean renewable energy for BTC mining. Soluna is currently in talks with the Moroccan government to construct a wind farm that can generate 900 megawatts of energy, every year. дальше »
2018-8-25 23:12 | |
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