Zcash Community Votes to Distribute 20% of Mining Rewards to Infrastructure Development

The Electric Coin Company, a group that supports the development of Zcash (ZEC), announced the community has voted to distribute 20% of the ZEC network’s mining rewards to infrastructure and marketing development.

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Zcash Community Approves New Mining Reward Distribution Scheme

The people of Zcash have spoken, approving mining reward changes that will come into play at the coin’s halving in November

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Beam, BCH, BTC, Zcash to Halve Inflation Next Year

There’s been a lot of noise about Bitcoin’s halving, set to occur in May, and the effect this will have on price as BTC’s mining reward is slashed. It’s not the only PoW coin gearing up for a major reduction in its emission rate next year, with Bitcoin Cash, Beam, and Zcash all set to […] The post Beam, BCH, BTC, Zcash to Halve Inflation Next Year appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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CoinMine Now Allows Mining Enthusiasts To Be Paid In Bitcoin (BTC)

For those of our readers who may not be aware, the device previously allowed owners to only mine selected alt-assets such as monero, zcash, grin and ethereum. However, the rig now allows users to receive their payouts in BTC.

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Mining pool censorship could make Zcash “mostly unusable”

There is evidence that the second largest Zcash mining pool is censoring shielded (private) transactions. If more pools begin censoring shielded transactions it would make the privacy coin “mostly unusable,” according to one analysis.

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Zcash (ZEC) Hashrates Explode And Mining Profitability Takes a Toll

Zcash seems to be getting popular right now, at least that is the conclusion that someone could take by looking at the hash rates right now. According to a report created by Diar, the hash rates of ZEC have basically exploded during a spike this month. For instance, during April 22, just a few days […]

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New Ycash Fork Happens, A Friendly Zcash Blockchain Hard Fork To Enhance Mining Benefits

Zcash Announces Impending Hard Fork Zcash, a cryptocurrency renowned for its privacy, is set to conduct a hard fork that will result in the creation of Ycash. The split is aimed at upholding the early adopters of the Zcash project.

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Bitmain Releases Equihash Miner 3x More Powerful Than Its Predecessor

Bitmain, the Beijing-headquartered cryptocurrency mining giant, has officially released the Antminer Z11 machine on Tuesday, March 19. The new device is designed to mine coins that are based on the Equihash proof-of-work algorithm such as the privacy-focused altcoin zcash (ZEC).

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Bitmain releases new equihash miner Antminer Z11

CryptoNinjas Bitmain, one of the largest bitcoin mining pool operators and China’s second largest fabless chipmaker, today announced it has officially released the Antminer Z11. The Antminer Z11 is designed by Bitmain to virtually mine cryptocurrencies such as Zcash, which are based on the.

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Top Cryptocurrencies by Mining Revenue in 2019: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Zcash (ZEC), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

Bitcoin outperforms all other PoW-based coins combined when it comes to total mining revenue

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Bitmain Unveils Its Latest Energy-Efficient Mining Chip for Bitcoin

China-based mining giant Bitmain has announced a new mining rig that uses less power. The hardware mining manufacturer has launched a 7nm application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) processor dubbed the BM1397.

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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.

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Bitcoin Mining Unprofitability Makes Miners Move Towards Alternatives Including ZCash

Bitcoin Mining Unprofitability Makes Miners Move Towards Alternatives Including ZCash During 2018, Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies have been in a bear market that affected their price in a very negative way.

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Zcash Mining More Profitable Than Bitcoin & Ethereum, Faces Inflation Problems

Zcash mining is more lucrative than bitcoin mining. Its hash rate has grown by over 400 percent within the past 12 months. The post Zcash Mining More Profitable Than Bitcoin & Ethereum, Faces Inflation Problems appeared first on CoinCentral.

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BloqLabs Introduces Cryptocurrency Mining Management System

BloqLabs has opened up the beta waitlist for Titan, a fully integrated software suite for managing cryptocurrency mining. The project was introduced by Bloq CEO and co-founder Jeff Garzik onstage during a brief speech at Binance Fair in Singapore in an overview discussion of BloqLabs.

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Zcash Plans To Reduce Inflation With Harmony Mining

Zcash, a prominent privacy coin, has announced plans to reduce its rapid inflation rate. Currently, the coin is experiencing inflation at a rate of 0.1% per day. This may not sound like much, but the rate compounds dramatically over the course of a year, and in absolute terms, the network is issuing miners $400,000 worth… The post Zcash Plans To Reduce Inflation With Harmony Mining appeared first on UNHASHED.

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ZCash (ZEC) Community Looks to Reduce Daily Inflation via ‘Harmony Mining’

Cryptocurrencies expanded in the market with the promise to hold its value in the future. Most of the digital assets have a limited supply trying to safeguard investors from monetary policies taken by central banks and politicians.

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PR: ZPool Launches ZCash Mining Pool

2019. 1. 1, one of the world’s largest ZCash mines—ZPool officially opened up its ZCash mining pool, and started recruiting miners from all over the world free of service charges. KIENG KESSARA, the founder of ZPool, noted that, ZPool was formerly known as Megabigpower Bitcoin mine, which was built in September 2017 in Idaho, the United States.

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Zcash Mining Mysteriously Spikes Despite Low Profitability

Zcash’s network hash rate has mysteriously spiked by over 40 percent since Dec. 10th. It is unknown what is causing the spike, but it could indicate a growing ASIC presence on Zcash, or, more likely, that a large mining conglomerate is returning to the fray.

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ASUS Wants Gamers to Mine Crypto When Not Gaming with Quantumcloud Blockchain Partnership

ASUS seems to be hopping on the crypto mining bandwagon. The Taiwanese manufacturer, a technological giant in the industry, wants gamers to mine cryptocurrencies when they do not use their games. Cryptocurrency mining activities can be carried out with different hardware machines.

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Coinbase CTO Calls for Home Crypto Mining, Recommends Suitable Device

CoinSpeaker Coinbase CTO Calls for Home Crypto Mining, Recommends Suitable Device A new crypto startup Coinmine, recommended by Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan for home mining, can currently mine Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Monero and Zcash.

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‘WebCobra’ Mining Malware is Scooping Up Zcash and Monero

McAfee Labs has reported the existence of a new strain of mining malware called WebCobra. This type of software hijacks a victim’s computer resources in order to mine cryptocurrency surreptitiously.

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A Beginners Guide to Privacy Coin Mining | How to Mine ZCash

In this guide we're going to help you get started on how to mine ZCash. With an extra layer of anonymity, ZCash mining remains popular and profitable. The post A Beginners Guide to Privacy Coin Mining | How to Mine ZCash appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Coinmine releases plug-and-play device for mining Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Monero (XMR), and Zcash (ZEC)

Coinmine company is building a plug-and-play mining device, Coinmine One, enabling anyone to mine a host of cryptocurrencies from the comfort of their homes and or offices, The Block reported. The device “provides a new level of accessibility into an otherwise confusing activity, and makes crypto easy for everyone,” according to CoinMine. Coinmine has built […]

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Merged mining. What is it?

Merged mining (also known as Auxiliary Proof-of-Work) is the process of mining two different cryptocurrencies at the same time. Cryptocurrencies that participate in merged mining must share the same hashing algorithm.

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McAfee Labs discovers Russian malware mining Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC)

McAfee Labs researchers have discovered new Russian malware, dubbed WebCobra, which harnesses victims’ computing power to mine Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). “Coin mining malware is difficult to detect.

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Hashtoro Launches ZCash Mining

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Hashtoro Launches ZCash Mining

Cloud mining provider Hashtoro has announced the start of ZCash contracts sale.

Hashtoro Launches ZCash Mining

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Argo Mining as a Software Service Adds Bitcoin (BTC) And Ethereum (ETH) To List

Argo, A UK-Based Provider Of Cryptocurrency Mining services, Has Announced The Launch Of Bitcoin [BTC] On Its Platform From November 1st. Now, the most popular digital asset will join the likes of ether, Bitcoin Gold, ETC, Zcash, Komodo, and Horizen as part of Argo’s services aimed at aspiring crypto miners who are less tech-savvy. With […]

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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).

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Zcash (ZEC) Hash Rate Rises Over 13 Percent in One Day Ahead of Sapling Launch

Privacy cryptocurrency Zcash received a hash rate boost on Sept. 30 with a 13 percent rise ahead of its much-awaited Sapling protocol upgrade. A network’s hash rate has historically indicated rising miner interest in a particular coin.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Under the Microscope

This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

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New Cryptknocker Mining Software by GMO Internet Lets Miners Mine Zcash using GPUs

New Mining Software – Cryptknocker – Lets Miners Mine Zcash And Others With GPUs GMO Internet is constantly looking for innovative ways to support technology and development in the world, though their recent focus has been on cryptocurrency.

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Tech Giant GMO Wants to Help You Mine Zcash – For a Cut

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has made another move into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a GPU mining client for zcash.

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Innosilicon’s Impending ASIC Miner Could Challenge Bitmain’s Dominance

As controversies surrounding Bitmain’s looming IPO spell uncertainty for the future well-being of the mining goliath, competitors are fast to move in on the manufacturer’s territory.

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Slushpool improves infrastructure in China, Zcash servers added

Slushpool, the first bitcoin mining pool with more than 1,000,000 BTC mined since 2010 today announced the expansion of its infrastructure in China. The team has now deployed several new server locations within China (also using.

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Hashflare To Cease Bitcoin Mining Operations As It’s No Longer Worth Money

Hashflare is a cryptocurrency mining service that allows users to connect with crypto mining pools. What this does, is controls a set amount of your computers processing power via the pool and rewards contributors with a share of the transactions that they facilitate.

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Hashflare Cloud-Mining Service Shuts Down, Users Struggle to Withdraw Earnings

According to an announcement posted on its Facebook page yesterday, the cloud-mining service Hashflare has shut down almost all of its mining operations. The site is still functional, but as of now, Bitcoin, ZCash, and Dash mining contracts are listed as “out of stock.

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Hashflare Cloud-Mining Service Shuts Down, Users Struggle to Withdraw Earnings

According to an announcement posted on its Facebook page yesterday, the cloud-mining service Hashflare has shut down almost all of its mining operations. The site is still functional, but as of now, Bitcoin, ZCash, and Dash mining contracts are listed as “out of stock.

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Zcash Cryptocurrency Mining Is Four Times More Profitable Than Bitcoin

A new report by Anything Crypto reveals that mining Zcash is currently four times as profitable as mining Bitcoin. Learn more about the report here. The post Zcash Cryptocurrency Mining Is Four Times More Profitable Than Bitcoin appeared first on CoinCentral.

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ZCASH Mining 400% More Mrofitable than Bitcoin (BTC)

Zcash (ZEC) is currently the most profitable cryptocurrency for those into crypto mining, with a Return of Investment that far outperforms any other token in the market, including those cryptos with the largest market cap such as BTC, ETH or BCH.

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Zcash Mining 400% More Profitable Than Bitcoin

Zcash (ZEC) is the most profitable cryptocurrency to mine, with expected returns far higher than other PoW coins like Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). Data collected from cryptocurrency tools provider Anything Crypto suggests that at current difficulty levels, ZEC miners using the Antminer Z9 mini could expect an $8,000 return on their investment over a […] The post Zcash Mining 400% More Profitable Than Bitcoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Google Co-Founder Has Been Mining Ethereum With His Son

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, revealed at this year’s Blockchain Summit that he is mining Ethereum with his son. He also weighed in on the potential of zero-knowledge proofs – Zcash’s underlying privacy option.

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Google Co-founder Sergey Brin Reveals he is Mining Ethereum

Co-founder of Google and President of Alphabet, Sergey Brin, revealed he is mining Ethereum with his son at a summit hosted by Sir Richard Branson on July 8. The panel also spoke on the potential of zero-knowledge proofs which underlie the privacy option of Zcash.

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ZCash (ZEC) Outlines Roadmap, Suggests Mining Algorithm Change

For now, ZCash does not plan an emergency algorithm change to disable the currently released ASIC equipment.

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Zcash votes against asic resistance in boon for miners!

According to the results of a governance panel led by the Zcash Foundation and announced at the Zcon0 conference in Montreal on Thursday, the ballot, which proposed to prioritize ASIC resistance and “discourag[e] the use of ASIC mining equipment in favor of [graphics card] mining equipment,” saw 19 votes in favor, with 45 votes against

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DOJ, U.S. Agencies Seize Over $12M Bitcoin in a Slew of Dark Web Busts

The U. S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Secret Service (USSS), the Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have apprehended more than 35 dark web drugs and arms dealers in a nation-wide bust.

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Overwinter Is Coming

A Zcash fork is now imminent. Tomorrow, the 26th June 2018 will see the implementation of the Zcash Overwinter hard fork, upon the completion of the mining of block 347500 which is expected to take place at 02:06 UTC+1:00 tomorrow (though the time may change slightly based on the network).

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Study Reveals ASIC Miners Represent 30% of the Equihash Mining Hashrate

This week the Zcash Foundation and researchers from the University of Luxembourg have released a study that finds the presence of ASIC and FPGA miners may be controlling around 30 percent of the overall Equihash mining hashrate.

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ZCash suffers exploding ASIC mining

ASIC miners has rapidly captured more than 30% of the ZCash hash rate. Miners are afraid that mining on ASICs will gain controll over 51% of the network in a couple of weeks.

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