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Bitcoin Hash Rate Rapidly Growing Despite Price
Despite bitcoin's 2018 price slump, bitcoin's hash rate continues to surge at an astonishing pace.
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Google Co-Founder Reveals He is Mining Ethereum with Son
Sergey Brin was a member of a panel at the conference and discussed the future of blockchain technology in our everyday lives.
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Crypto Miners Find Safe Haven in Japan
As an original blockchain hub, Japan has become a fitting home to many crypto miners seeking secure haven.
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Iceland Prepares for a Post-Bitcoin Future
In February 2018, poet and former Icelandic presidential candidate, Andri Snær Magnason, took to Twitter to decry the immense energy consumption of Bitcoin miners.…
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China Floods Wipe Out Crypto Mining Farms, Bitcoin Hashrate Drops
The cumulative hashing power dedicated toward Bitcoin took a hit this week after extensive flooding of mining centers in Sichuan, China. Eric Meltzer, a partner…
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BTCC Looks to Sell 49% of Bitcoin Mining Pool
In a non-binding agreement, BTCC Pool Limited — the mining operation of former Chinese exchange BTCChina — agreed to sell a 49% stake of…
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Bitmain Mines 42% of All Bitcoin Blocks
Chinese giant Bitmain mined more than 42% of all Bitcoin blocks last week, edging close to the 51% threshold required to control the entire…
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Bitmain Announces Potential Hong Kong IPO
One of the earliest manufacturers to bring Bitcoin mining chips to market, Bitmain is now in competition with some of the largest chipmakers in…
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Litecoin Founder Charlie Lee: LTC Network Extremely Secure, Mining Healthy
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has taken to Twitter to address community concerns regarding the Litecoin network sparked by a cryptocurrency security site that tracks…
