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New Ethereum ASIC dominates GPU mining performance
Canaan unveiled a new Ethereum ASIC that’s more than 5-times more efficient than commercially available GPUs. This doesn’t bode well for small-scale miners and…
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ProgPOW author steps down as Core Scientific CTO, vows to implement algorithm on Ethereum
Kristy-Leigh Minehan, the author of ProgPOW, stepped down as CTO of Core Scientific to focus on ensuring the disputed algorithm gets implemented on Ethereum…
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Bitcoin miners set up in Siberia aiding network decentralization
Cheap hydroelectricity and frigid year-round temperatures have made the Siberian city of Bratsk home to several Bitcoin mining farms. By repurposing abandoned Soviet munitions…
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Is ASIC-resistant cryptocurrency even possible?
It’s about remembering the people who were there in the beginning. All the cryptocurrency in the world traces its origins to raw mathematics —…
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Each Bitcoin bull market started with miner capitulation, says researcher
Mining difficulty could be an indicator for predicting BTC prices. All three of the major bull runs in Bitcoin's history started after mining difficulty…
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Halving reduced Litecoin’s mining hash rate by almost 30%
Litecoin’s halving on Aug. 5 reduced the network’s mining difficulty and hashing power by almost 30 percent. The difficulty dropped from just under 16…
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Hostile mining attacks on minority hash power coins — why Litecoin is more secure than Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV
Charlie Lee announced that Litecoin controls 98 percent of the hash rate for its “Scrypt” mining algorithm. This dominance is critical for the security…
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Researcher debunks Craig Wright’s claims of heavy Bitcoin mining during BTC’s early history
Craig Wright's claims of using between 60 and 100 computers to mine Bitcoin in January 2009 were debunked by crypto researcher SeekingSatoshi. The low…
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Blockstream launches mining facilities with Fidelity and LinkedIn founder as clients
Bitcoin development company Blockstream unveiled a new mining facility and mining pool aimed at enterprises, with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn…
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