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Mines Now Being Used To Mine… Bitcoin
A decommissioned mine in the Norwegian Fjords is alleged to have been converted into a data centre, designed to mine Bitcoin in an efficient and sustainable manner. It’s not the first time an old mine has been re-designed as a Bitcoin mine, there’s a very good reason for that too, old mines allow for the perfect environment for cryptocurrency mining. дальше »
2018-9-3 18:00
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Central Washington is Making Plans to Charge Bitcoin Miners x3 Of What They Currently Pay For Electricity Usage
This week, officials in Grant County, Washington, have voted to raise the electricity bills of companies that are classified to be in “evolving” industries. However this seems to be a veiled attempt to curb cryptocurrency mining in the rural county. дальше »
2018-9-1 16:12
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Crypto Mining Firms Could Use Utility’s Underutilized Peak Load Capabilities to Power Their Operations
Crypto mining is a very energy-intensive activity demanding ridiculously huge amounts of electricity. For utility companies, this presents an opportunity to bag a huge amount of revenue if a crypto mining firm decides to put up shop in its area. дальше »
2018-8-31 14:49
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Bitmain Lost $328 Million Buying Bitcoin Cash, According to BitMex Research
Bitmain made a bad bet on Bitcoin Cash but could still become “one of the great companies” in the cryptocurrency world, researchers from BitMEX reveal. ‘Bitmain Can Be A Legendary Crypto Company’ As part of an in-depth look into the mining giant ahead of its controversial planned initial public offering (IPO), BitMEX considered the potential for the company to recapture its former success while leveling thinly-veiled criticism at its management. дальше »
2018-8-30 22:00
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Chinese Bitcoin Mining Rig Makers Set to Make Billions with IPO Plans
The big three in the world of bitcoin mining equipment manufacturers are all planning to list in Hong Kong and raise billions of dollars in the process. An August 27, 2018, Reuters report examined how Bitmain, Canaan Creative, and Ebang are going about their billion dollar IPO plans. дальше »
2018-8-30 05:00
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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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Is Mining Cost the Best Indicator for Determining Bitcoin Price Trends?
Bitcoin mining cost has been a good but cliched indicator for crypto market trends. However, the costs are based on a plethora of internal and external factors that may make them less reliable. Could there then be a way in which mining costs become the most reliable method of determining crypto prices? Medium user BarclayJames makes […] Is Mining Cost the Best Indicator for Determining Bitcoin Price Trends? was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-8-28 17:38
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DPW Holdings New Hydroelectric Dam Is A Crypto Mining Revolution
Valatie Falls Hydroelectric Dam, New York, is set to see a new life within cryptocurrency mining, after firm DPW Holdings Inc made a bid to purchase the aging dam in March 2018. This will see a new cryptocurrency mining branch open up within DPW Holdings, a brave move considering the falling profitability of cryptocurrency mining as a result of depleting values from currencies such as Bitcoin and Litecoin and of course, an increase in the price of energy and mining equipment. дальше »
2018-8-28 14:00
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Top Crypto Miner Bitmain’s Chip Business Facing Fierce Competition
Bitmain, one of the world’s largest crypto miners, could be facing tough challenges ahead. Aside from the low crypto prices affecting the profitability of its mining operations, even its mining chip manufacturing business seems to be losing its competitive edge. дальше »
2018-8-28 13:49
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Bitmain, Canaan, and Ebang International Prepare for IPOs
Three of the largest cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturers are preparing to launch initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong. However, the crypto price slump and regulatory issues could negatively impact on the success of said offerings. дальше »
2018-8-28 22:30
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Does Cryptocurrency Have a Green Future?
Since Bitcoin first appeared on the scene a decade ago, attitudes towards cryptocurrencies have been mixed. Some have responded… The post Does Cryptocurrency Have a Green Future? appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2018-8-27 04:51
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Bitmain Launches Its Revolutionary Water Cooler Antminer S9 Hydro
After launching seven new products this year, world’s largest cryptocurrency mining equipment manufacturer, Bitmain, has developed a miner with a unique water-cooled system. The company launched the new Antminer S9 Hydro, a miner that provides higher energy savings and creates less noise. дальше »
2018-8-25 17:58
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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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Top 4 Ethereum Proposals Potentially Affecting Mining Rewards
A lot of changes are coming to Ethereum in the coming years. Addressing scalability concerns is only part of the equation, as there are still some changes to be made to the current ETH emission schedule. дальше »
2018-8-24 20:00
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Are We Using the Wrong Metric to Measure Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption?
Dr. Katrina Kelly, a researcher in clean energy technology, recently published an article on The Conversation questioning the overwhelming concern around Bitcoin’s growing energy use. While Kelly agreed that Bitcoin consumes a lot of energy, she noted that it is possible to increase electricity production while ensuring that there is minimal impact on the environment. дальше »
2018-8-25 19:55
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Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Abandons Bitcoin Cash Mining
Japanese internet giant GMO has switched its entire mining capacity from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to Bitcoin (BTC) as of July 2018. GMO Mines 568 Bitcoin Blocks In July A copy of the company’s monthly mining report uploaded to social media by cryptocurrency business investor Trace Meyer confirms that in July, GMO mined 568 Bitcoin blocks and 0 Bitcoin Cash blocks. дальше »
2018-8-24 19:00
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New Research Claims Satoshi Mined Far Fewer Bitcoins Than Previously Thought
Based on five-year-old research, Bitcoin enthusiasts and critics alike have often held that Satoshi Nakamoto originally mined some 1,000,000 bitcoin in the early days of the network. дальше »
2018-8-24 01:05
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Noise Complaints May Cause Norwegian Bitcoin Mining Center to Shut Down
Norwegian bitcoin miner Kryptovault is facing a shutdown of its operations due to extensive noise complaints from locals and a lack of proper paperwork. The company, which is headquartered in a former paper mill in Norway’s capital of Oslo, uses more than 40MW of power to drive an arsenal of nearly 10,000 computers. дальше »
2018-8-24 23:36
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Nvidia Admits Defeat And Drops Out Of Cryptocurrency Mining Manufacturing
Nvidia are one of the world’s largest producers of graphics card and computer chip hardware. Initially established to build products for gaming and video, Nvidia are one of the few companies who have found a demand for their products within the cryptocurrency mining community. дальше »
2018-8-22 13:00
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Будем жить: майнеры потребляют втрое меньше электричества, чем банковский сектор
В июле издание The Economist со ссылкой на эксперта Алекса де Фриза сообщило, что устройства для майнинга Биткоина потребляют около 22 тераватт-часов электричества — столько же, сколько вся Ирландия. дальше »
2018-8-22 21:00
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NVIDIA’s Push Into the Crypto Mining Industry May Have Come to an End
As excess stocks of mining-focused graphics cards and chips pile up in NVIDIA’s unused inventory, the chip giant from Santa Clara, California, is left with no choice but to tone down its ambitions for the once-thriving currency mining market. дальше »
2018-8-21 18:39
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SoftBank Denies Reports of Bitmain Deal; Bitmain Still Silent
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has denied media reports of its involvement in a pre-IPO funding round of bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Bitmain. Last week, several media outlets had reported that SoftBank and Chinese internet giant Tencent were leading a pre-IPO funding round for Bitmain. дальше »
2018-8-21 18:03
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GEAR Set to Turn Self-sustaining, Green Cryptocurrency Mining into Reality
Using green energy and renewable powered data mining centres on a self-financing network, GEAR is not just providing innovative solutions for cryptocurrency mining, but for green and sustainable energy in all forms. дальше »
2018-8-20 18:01
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Maybe We Don’t Need To Worry About The Efficiency Of Bitcoin Mining After All
Stop worrying about how much energy mining Bitcoin uses, the title to a recent article written for The Conversation, you can find the original article for yourself, here. Should we stop worrying? Well according to Katrina Kelly-Pitou, yes we should. дальше »
2018-8-20 17:30
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Genesis Mining Asks Unprofitable Miners to Upgrade Contract or Face Termination
The bearish trend that has been haunting crypto investors since the beginning of 2018 is now taking a visible toll on mining firms as well. Following the footsteps of rival Hashflare, the Iceland-based cloud crypto mining platform Genesis has announced a drastic step that yet again depicts the woes of a progressively distressed global mining […] Genesis Mining Asks Unprofitable Miners to Upgrade Contract or Face Termination was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-8-20 16:29
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Cloud Mining Platform Genesis Wants “Unprofitable” Miners to Upgrade Their Contracts to Avoid Termination
The bearish trend that has been affecting the global crypto market for a while now seems to have finally taken its toll on Genesis Mining, one of the world’s leading cloud mining providers. The company published a blog post on Aug 16, 2018, implying that it is left with no option but to force some users to upgrade their existing. дальше »
2018-8-19 18:00
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It Seems That Bitcoin Mining Is Starting To Really Offend Some People
Mining Bitcoin is a process that is loud, hot, expensive and also very noisy. As a result, mining efforts on a large scale tend to be focused out of town, in rural settings in factories that have an exclusive energy supply, in areas that are naturally very cold. дальше »
2018-8-17 15:00
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Here’s Why Genesis Mining Might Have Just Booted You Off Their Platform
Genesis Mining is a popular cloud based Bitcoin mining platform that lets users mine for Bitcoin. Each user is placed on a contract, through which they are allocated provisions in order to be able to mine through the platform, differing platforms offer differing rewards but of course, the bigger the reward the more expensive the contract, therefore, Genesis Mining have had to make some cut backs in order to ensure that those on the big contracts still have access to the service, as a result of the collapsing value of Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-8-17 08:00
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Cloud-Based Genesis Mining to Drop Lower Tier Bitcoin Contracts
As cryptocurrency mining profitability continues to suffer due to price decline, many cloud-mining services have been forced to cease operations. Today Genesis Mining announced they would be ending one of their bitcoin mining services. дальше »
2018-8-17 02:00
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The Uncertain Future of Crypto Mining in Vietnam
Vietnam is firmly placing itself as one of the countries hostile to cryptocurrencies. After banning cryptos as a payment method last year, the nation has now halted the importation of crypto mining rigs, which raises some serious questions about the future of the country’s crypto mining segment. дальше »
2018-8-17 22:30
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CoinHive In-Browser Software is ‘Mining’ $250K Per Month, Research Finds
New academic research released by RWTH Aachen University has discovered that cryptocurrency miner CoinHive is very profitable. In fact, it’s generating over $250,000 worth of Monero profit every month by hi-jacking internet users’ CPUs. дальше »
2018-8-16 11:00
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How Bitcoin Mining Could Become An Activity For The Crypto Bourgeois
Bitcoin mining was once an activity for techies. An activity that made the most of powerful computing rigs in order to mine and develop a currency which could be used to hide away from the ruling class. дальше »
2018-8-16 23:00
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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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Trouble on the Horizon? What Last Weekend’s Ruckus Means for Bitmain’s IPO
Over the weekend, information surfaced that could suggest that mining giant Bitmain may be facing an uphill battle as it looks to launch an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange. дальше »
2018-8-15 00:47
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Bitcoin Mining Monopoly Bitmain May Branch Out From Crypto
Cryptocurrency investors are not getting any respite from the bearish mood of the market as, once again, Bitcoin dipped below $6,000 to reach a near 2018 low on Tuesday. The market has been hit by uncertainty over the upcoming cryptocurrency regulations from various jurisdictions across the world, and in the middle of all of this,. дальше »
2018-8-15 17:30
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Mining Nuisance Grows Bigger as a College Student Creates Makeshift Miner in Dorm Room
A student at Penn State University found it easy to create a makeshift Bitcoin miner in his dorm room. Patrick Cines, the freshman student of the university, brought an unusual computer with him that would work as a crypto miner and help him earn some money in college. дальше »
2018-8-14 15:30
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Oracle, Social Reality Inc., and Riot Blockchain, Inc. Embrace Blockchain Technology
Much has been said about the massive potential of blockchain technology to revolutionize the world as we know it. Blockchain ensures a transparent, decentralized mechanism that could eliminate many of the problems being faced by corporate and government sectors. дальше »
2018-8-14 02:00
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Incentives: Tokens, Privileges, Rewards, and Penalties in Cryptoeconomics
Cryptoeconomics refers to the use of cryptography in order to create economic systems. This fairly new branch of economics came into existence following Satoshi Nakamoto’s creation of Bitcoin in 2009. дальше »
2018-8-13 07:45
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Bitmain Goes After Canaan With Crypto Mining Wifi Routers
Bitmain Technologies, the world’s largest manufacturer of bitcoin mining rigs has launched a new range of dual function crypto mining equipment for dashcoin and siacoin as it seeks to retain the initiative in an ongoing battle for market share with other makers. дальше »
2018-8-12 06:00
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Television Set That Doubles As A Bitcoin Mining Rig
Canaan Creative has announced that it plans to sell a 43” television set that doubles as a bitcoin mining rig – dubbed the Avalonminer Inside. Canaan, the world’s second largest manufacturer of mining rigs, stated that its television is equipped with A3210 16nm ASIC chips and is capable of processing at a power of 2. дальше »
2018-8-11 15:00
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Is Bitcoin Mining Going To Destroy The Planet?
Is mining Bitcoin worth the threat it poses our very existence? Whilst Bitcoin offers communities and society a chance to access a new technology and a form of value that is not regulated by the government, it’s production and mining does have a detrimental impact on the planet, yet, few people seem to recognise that this is the case, especially those scholars who are big on blockchain. дальше »
2018-8-10 06:00
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How to Outwit Hackers: Arilot CTO Managed to Retake a Stolen Million
Daniel Yavorovych, Arilot CO-Founder & CTO, explained how it is possible to save the funds that were stolen by hackers from one's hot wallet. The post How to Outwit Hackers: Arilot CTO Managed to Retake a Stolen Million appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-9 12:19
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Story about how Arilot Managed to Save a Stolen Million
Daniel Yavorovych, Arilot CO-Founder & CTO, has told how it is possible to save the funds that were stolen by hackers from your hot wallet. The post Story about how Arilot Managed to Save a Stolen Million appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-9 12:19
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44 Percent of Russians Have Heard of Cryptocurrency, New Survey Reveals
A new survey has suggested Russians have a “healthy skepticism” towards cryptocurrency, despite almost half of respondents having heard of the cryptocurrency
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Ukraine Electoral Commission Uses NEM Blockchain for Voting Trial
Ukraine trials blockchain voting using NEM, eyes cost of mass roll-out
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Like Oil and Water: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
Is there any truth to organizations combining AI and Blockchain or is it still a wild pipedream? With both technologies luring investors with promises of billions in annual revenues, the subject merits some research. дальше »
2018-8-8 11:00
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Canadian Crypto Miner Tries New Approach to Cut Down Power Costs
With crypto prices still way below their December 2017 all-time highs, cryptocurrency miners are under increasing pressure to squeeze out profits from their operations by reducing expenses. Since the mining process is a very energy-intensive affair, one way of keeping mining costs down is by obtaining cheaper electricity. дальше »
2018-8-7 16:00
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Making History: Bitcoin Opens The Week By Setting New Hashrate Record
It’s all jaws dropped as Bitcoin kicks off the week by setting a new high that has never been achieved before. From the data provided by the Bitcoin network, the crypto seems to have achieved a new record-high hashrate, beating the previous record of 43 quintillion recorded in June. дальше »
2018-8-7 10:54
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