2023-5-16 22:00 |
Diving into the bitcoin mining pool doesn't require a fortune, but it does require patience, with some comparing it to winning the lottery. origin »
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CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju believes the bitcoin (BTC) miners could trigger a bullish movement, but it will require some investments from top TradFi and tech companies in the United States. This optimistic belief comes while the average BTC mining…
2023-1-25 11:09 | |
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Microsoft users will require pre-approval from the firm to mine crypto using Microsoft Azure. Microsoft is taking measures to increase the stability of its cloud services. Microsoft introduced the new restrictions as part of its universal license terms of Microsoft Online Services.
2022-12-16 18:13 | |
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Customers will require Microsoft's written permission to mine crypto.
2022-12-16 17:39 | |
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The new regulations also require crypto custody platforms, mining pools and individual miners to pay monthly fees to the government.
2022-10-1 16:55 | |
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Bitcoin mining has struggled to become more environmentally sustainable, whereas Ethereum has nearly eliminated its carbon footprint after the Merge, a report claims. Bitcoin mining projects, which require outsized amounts of electricity to process transactions and create new coins, have been working to shift to cleaner resources, following backlash from policymakers, investors, and environmentalists.
2022-9-28 18:00 | |
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As Bitcoin mining operations require more high degree of electricity than any other consumers, County Public Utility District (PUD) Commissioners have approved a bill this week to charge Bitcoin miners in Chelan County, Washington, with increased rates for electricity.
2022-6-12 14:00 | |
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A proposed bill for regulating Bitcoin in Paraguay would require mining licenses and establish investor protections.
2021-7-15 01:14 | |
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Major bitcoin mining pool Poolin has launched an initiative promoting Taproot, which will ultimately require miner support. The post Poolin Launches Initiative To Activate Taproot, Encouraging Other Mining Pools To Join appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2020-11-17 19:47 | |
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For a long time, crypto traders have been engaging in the expensive and power-intensive mining process to make profits. Fortunately, things are now easier with an alternative to crypto mining which does not require lots of energy nor expensive equipment to earn rewards.
2020-9-2 15:13 | |
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The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has said that crypto mining does not require regulation by state authorities
2020-2-10 18:28 | |
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Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.
2019-11-25 04:03 | |
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In the latest update from the Capital One illegal cryptocurrency mining case, hacker Paige Thompson has been indicted for stealing data, in addition to using stolen computer power for crypto-mining activities.
2019-8-29 19:00 | |
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Bitcoin miners in China have been arrested after stealing $3 million worth of electricity Miners need large amounts of energy to operate Law enforcement authorities in China have shut down a local mining farm after they registered an increase in the local energy usage.
2019-7-15 17:00 | |
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A lot of people are still interested in mining the different cryptocurrencies on the market today. When it comes to GPU mining, things are a bit different compared to what one might expect. There are still several currencies to GPU mine in 2019, although it will require some effort on behalf of the user to […] The post Top 6 Cryptocurrencies Worth GPU Mining in 2019 appeared first on NullTX.
2019-5-28 21:00 | |
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Electronics company HTC has announced that it is launching a smartphone to bring crypto and blockchain technology to a wider audience in Q3 2019. According to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, “The EXODUS 1s will be the first smartphone ever to have full node capabilities” containing the full Bitcoin blockchain.
2019-5-12 22:20 | |
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Mining Bitcoin and other Proof of Work (PoW) cryptocurrencies has traditionally required users to invest in expensive mining hardware, called ASICs, to mine new coins. Instead, some operators are using cloud mining solutions, which require little to no hardware to maintain, produce no heat and require virtually zero electricity for the user – with the cloud […] Eobot – A Crypto Exchange and Cost Effective Cloud Mining Solution was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Tech, Privacy, Bitcoin & Blockchain | Blokt.
2019-5-8 11:22 | |
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What Is Ammut? AMMUT is a digital platform that is designed to provide a holistic model that answers to multiple technologies. Specifically, the AMMUT platform is ideal for solving problems that require high computing power such as deep learning, mining, scientific calculations, 3-D rendering, and CGI rendering among others. The software enables anyone to easily […]
2019-5-8 11:03 | |
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Following approval from European authorities, Swiss investment firm Final Frontier is partnering with Bitfury Group to launch a regulated bitcoin mining fund for personal and institutional investors.
2019-4-26 19:00 | |
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At the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong’s Lightning Hack Day on March 31, 2019, Bitcoin developer Felix Weis presented a successful demonstration of his Lightning-enabled plugin for a Bitcoin ATM.
2019-4-2 22:02 | |
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AhrvoDEEX is a peer-to-peer decentralized equity exchange that enables profitable trading by using multifactor ranking systems and deep learning algorithms that create smart equity scores and price targets to streamline the decision-making process.
2019-3-28 21:33 | |
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Despite heavy zoning and energy requirements, the county wants to remain open and welcoming to crypto mining facilities.
2019-3-23 21:53 | |
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Mining cryptocurrency requires a lot of power. Most of the time, when the discussion of energy use comes up in mining, it is in relation to companies going overseas to seek out cheaper opportunities.
2019-3-21 02:03 | |
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The AMMUT Ecosystem is built, designed and equipped to solve tasks that require high computing power such as deep learning, mining, scientific calculations, CGI rendering, 3d rendering and it’s made of several components: AmCU (Ammut Computing Unit), a low-cost hardware platform, specialized in the execution of tasks that require high computing power and designed to specifically and significantly improve on all pre-existing models in terms of profitability and longevity and the Ammut network, made up of all the AmCU devices connected to the network.
2019-3-16 20:33 | |
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There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology.
2019-3-1 19:43 | |
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Though “foldable phones” and “5G” were undeniably the top buzzwords at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, there was one minor trend that caught my eyes: “mining phones” – or put elsewise, phones that mine cryptocurrency.
2019-3-1 16:29 | |
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Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position.
2019-2-15 19:18 | |
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In a recent blog post, Michael Dubrovsky, the founder of PoWx, explains how the Optical Proof-of-Work (oPoW) works and how it can help Bitcoin (BTC) scale and reduce energy consumption. At the moment, Proof-of-Work (PoW) activities to secure the Bitcoin network require a lot of energy to power the ASIC mining hardware. This is something […]
2019-1-28 23:19 | |
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One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them.
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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Whenever I claim that bitcoin is the only decentralized cryptocurrency, I get one of two arguments:My X coin is also decentralized. Bitcoin isn’t decentralized because of Core and/or miners.
2019-1-21 21:52 | |
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In a bid to raise awareness about the crypto industry’s energy consumption, the Institute of Human Obsolescence, a Dutch organization focused on data ownership, explored the energy usage of Bitcoin and found that 44,000 would need to provide their body energy for a month in order to mine a single Bitcoin, Motherboard reported on January 3, 2017.
2018-12-27 00:00 | |
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A class-action lawsuit for over $5 million has been filed in northern California against Chinese mining giant Bitmain. The company is being accused of utilizing customers’ newly purchased machines to mine cryptocurrency at full power for its own benefit while customers were configuring their equipment.
2018-11-27 21:38 | |
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One of the interesting things about open blockchains is that, in theory, anyone can set their computers to focus on these cryptographic puzzles as a way to win rewards. The catch is that mining on major public blockchains tends to require more and more power over time, as more people invest in more powerful hardware.
2018-11-14 17:33 | |
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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.
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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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.
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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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.
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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This month, we celebrate Ethereum’s third birthday and reflect upon the many milestones that have occured in the industry since the dawn of the original smart contract blockchain.
2018-8-15 21:53 | |
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Whenever cryptocurrencies come up in debate, mining is inevitably one of the biggest, and least-informed, points. From Brad Sherman to Paul Krugman, certain commentators clearly feel that since the two leading cryptocurrencies require work they must be inherently bad.
2018-8-10 21:06 | |
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Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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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.
2018-7-18 23:18 | |
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Canada’s government has released draft regulations for “virtual currencies” with a consultation period of 90 days, saying that proposed regulatory changes could mean a loss of $60 million over 10 years for businesses that deal in cryptocurrencies but will improve Canada’s international reputation and make it easier for crypto businesses to deal overseas.
2018-6-13 20:24 | |
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Bitcoin mining reached significant milestones in 2024, according to the latest industry update from H.C. Wainwright analysts Mike Colonnese and Dylan Scales. Bitcoin (BTC) surged 121% year-over-year, closing the year at $93,390 and outpacing all other asset classes. Key drivers…
Gryphon Digital Mining received a 850-acre industrial site powered by natural gas in Southern Alberta, Canada from a signed agreement with Captus Energy for $18.7 million. According to Gryphon Digital’s press release, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm plans to use…
Crypto mining farms are large setups where digital currencies are created. Mining is how new coins enter circulation, with Bitcoin being the first to be mined back in 2009. As of early 2025, thousands of coins are out there, contributing…
Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan has introduced the Avalon Mini 3 and Nano 3S, rigs that mine crypto while also doubling as home heaters. Canaan, a tech company known for its ASIC chip design and development, is taking another shot at…
GoMining, a blockchain-based platform that allows users to participate in the Bitcoin mining ecosystem via tokenized hashrate ownership, has announced its expansion to Solana. Users of GoMining can earn bitcoin rewards through non-fungible tokens of the actual Bitcoin (BTC) mining…
CleanSpark Inc. , a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company, mined 668 Bitcoin in December 2024. The company sold 12. 65 Bitcoin during the same period at an average price of $101,246 per Bitcoin (BTC).
Marathon Digital Holdings reports December 2024 Bitcoin production and mining metrics, showing continued operational progress. Marathon Digital Holdings reported a 15% increase in its energized hash rate to 53.