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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


Norwegian Bitcoin Firm Faces Potential Shutdown Over Noise Levels

Bitcoin mining can be a lucrative venture under the right circumstances. Most countries around the world lend themselves to this type of activity, including Norway. Unfortunately, it seems one particular operation may be shut down because it is generating too much noise for surrounding residents. Noise Is an Issue for Bitcoin Miners When it comes […] дальше »

2018-8-25 01:00


Is Bitmain Losing Its Edge in the Crypto Mining Game? These Analysts Think So

According to analysts, the largest producer of Bitcoin mining equipment may be losing its position at the top of the industry. Bitmain Threatened on Multiple Fronts Despite moving to launch an initial public offering (IPO), competition, dubious speculation on certain digital assets, and lessening demand for hardware are undermining Bitmain’s dominance. дальше »

2018-8-23 02:00


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Mining startup dumps unprofitable users, blames it on Bitcoin price drop

Popular cloud based cryptocurrency mining service, Genesis Mining, is calling it time on lower tier Bitcoin mining contracts after claiming they’ve become a pointless endeavor. In a Genesis Mining blog post (spotted by Cryptovibes), the cloud mining firm stated that it will no longer continue to support its lower tier Bitcoin contracts. дальше »

2018-8-16 16:34


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


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Report Finds That URL Shorteners May Be Enabling Crypto Jacking

A new report has found that URL shorteners could be being used to enable malicious cryptocurrency mining. If you don’t know what a URL shortener is, then you’re probably not at risk of this, however just for clarity; a URL shortener is a website that allows you to shorten a URL, this is useful for social media and emails for example. дальше »

2018-7-4 15:30


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New Cybersecurity Report Notes Rising Cases of Cryptojacking Attacks on Linux Devices

A recent internet security report from an independent cybersecurity firm has highlighted the growing threat of crypto-mining malware. Its findings highlight that in the first quarter of 2018 almost all common Linux downloader malware variants recorded were designed to deliver a cryptocurrency miner on Linux devices. дальше »

2018-7-4 00:00


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Kaspersky Warn Of The Potential Damage Caused By Mobile Miners

With more and more instances of malicious mining attacks, people are failing to recognise the problems that can be caused by this sort of activity. Often, these sorts of attacks can be seen as harmless, at the end of the day, they simply just utilise a small amount of your computing power, right? Whilst this may be the case, often, there is a great deal of principle that needs to be considered here. дальше »

2018-6-29 17:30