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Bitcoin Hash Rate Continues To Increase, Reaches 61.8 EH/s
Even in a bear market, the Bitcoin network's hash rate continues to trend upward, reaching 61.8 EH/s. Hash rate is best described as the…
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Bitcoin Mining Could Soon Be a ‘Windy’ Affair
Bitcoin’s rise to prominence has been warped by environmentalists concerned about the protocol’s excessive energy requirements.
Analysis
Bitmain IPO: Is the Unicorn Mining Giant Misleading Investors?
In early August 2018, Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies announced its plan to go public in Q4 2018 to much excitement and fanfare. The Chinese cryptocurrency…
Technology
Report: Nearly $2.5 Billion Paid Annually to Ethereum Miners, ETH Issuance Woes Continue
Despite waning prices and never-ending scalability debates, the Ethereum protocol continues to rake in massive revenues for network miners, with figures confirming $2.5 billion-a-year…
Hacks
Report: Fraudulent Monero Mining Generates $100K Per Month for Hackers
A German university released a cryptocurrency mining-centric report, Aug. 14, noting a rise in revenue generated by illegal mining software, despite the fall in…
Mining
Cryptocurrency mining scam disguised as indie game pulled from Steam
Valve, the parent company of popular gaming marketplace Steam, redacted a nefarious indie game that allegedly deployed cryptocurrency mining malware on user computers under…
Mining
Leaked Data Allegedly Reveals $1.2 Billion Bitmain Q1 Profits, Bitcoin Hashing Power at All Time High
Leaked financial data has allegedly revealed that cryptocurrency mining juggernaut Bitmain captured a monolithic $1.2 billion USD in profit for the first quarter of…
