Только пять Bitcoin-асиков, выпущенных в 2018 году, приносят прибыль в декабре

За последние 12 месяцев было анонсировано много устройств для майнинга с хешрейтом выше 1 TH/s и низким энергопотребоением. Однако из-за низких цен на криптовалюту большая часть этих машин не приносит прибыли, а некоторые и вовсе до сих пор пылятся на складах производителей. дальше »

2018-12-12 13:38

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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

Bitcoin Mining in China

In life, they say that you can only rely on death and taxes. While this may be true, I’d like to propose a third: that China will always be the Bitcoin mining capital of the world. In fact, it controls up to 80% of the world’s total hash rate, is responsible for manufacturing the vast majority […] The post Bitcoin Mining in China appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-12-9 22:34

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Bitmain IPO in ‘Death Spiral’? Rumors Of $740M Q3 Loss as Bitcoin Cash Crashes

Fresh rumors over the financial health of Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain cast a shadow over the company again this week, suggesting it faces losses close to $1 billion. Bitmain’s Worst Quarter? Originally reported by the Twitter account known as BTCKING555 December 3, the author of which almost exclusively tweets about Bitmain, unreleased quarterly earnings data for Q3 2018 allegedly reveals $740 million losses. дальше »

2018-12-5 13:00

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Vertcoin Suffers A 51 Percent Attack

Vertcoin is a lesser known project, but it’s becoming more familiar for all the wrong reasons.  You might not know it by looking at the price action, but Vertcoin (VTC) is currently under  a 51% attack, with  a wave of reorgs and double-spend activity currently unfolding. дальше »

2018-12-5 01:10

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Can Merkle Mining Be the Next Step in Decentralized Token Distribution?

One of the critical characteristics that trump P2P networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum over traditional mechanisms of finance is their degree of decentralization. Having the authority to make decisions distributed equally among all the participating entities ensures an efficient and transparent mode of transactions, unlike centralized mechanisms where the power can be abused to wrong people en masse. дальше »

2018-12-4 12:00

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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

Information from China Claims many Bitcoin Miners have shut down due to reduced hash rate. How Possible?

There has been news going around that major mining rigs in China have shut down as a result of reduced profitability due to reduced hash rate. According to the information, many miners say they have been mining at a loss for months but can no longer afford to continue because of increased electricity tariffs due […] The post Information from China Claims many Bitcoin Miners have shut down due to reduced hash rate. How Possible? appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-11-21 23:26

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Nvidia Shares Fall 19% After Company Reveals Q4 Revenue Might Fall Short By $700M Due To Falling Crypto-related GPU Demand

Even without directly investing in cryptocurrencies, Nvidia was one of the biggest winners in 2017’s crypto boom. With last year’s soaring prices of digital currencies, the company’s GPUs were selling like hotcakes as crypto miners, who were busy building their mining rigs back then, snapped up stock worth $776 million in 2017 alone. дальше »

2018-11-16 16:09

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Competing Bitcoin Cash Forks Show Differing Outcomes; Miners Support SV while Traders Side with ABC

Ahead of Bitcoin Cash’s (BCH) impending fork on November 15, 2018, miners maintaining the network may be taking two different paths for the protocol if data from Coin Dance is considered. Competition in Decentralization The two teams, Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV, led by Bitcoin Cash proponent Roger Ver and CoinGeek CEO Calvin Ayre respectively, are engaged in a fierce. дальше »

2018-11-15 08:00

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“Bitmain Is Restructuring,” But Jihan Wu Still a Board Director: Source

Bitmain has denied reports that its CEO Jihan Wu was ousted as the mining firm’s board director while confirming that the board has undergone restructuring. Setting the record straight, Nishant Sharma, international marketing manager of Bitmain Technologies Limited, told Bitcoin Magazine that, instead of losing his position, Wu will continue on as a co-director of the board amidst a wider reorganization. дальше »

2018-11-15 21:26