Bitmain’s New 7nm Chip Miners Are Available for Purchase Today
Chinese mining giant Bitmain’s 7nm Bitcoin miners go on sale today, November 8, 2018. Announced in September of 2018, the miners allegedly offer considerably faster…
Tag: Miners
Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions…
AMD: GPU Sales to Crypto Miners Was ‘Negligible’ in Q3 – CoinDesk
AMD’s sales of graphics cards to cryptocurrency miners have all but dried up. The chip manufacturer generated “negligible” revenue from blockchain-related GPU sales in the…
AMD: GPU Sales to Crypto Miners Was ‘Negligible’ in Q3 – CoinDesk
AMD’s sales of graphics cards to cryptocurrency miners have all but dried up. The chip manufacturer generated “negligible” revenue from blockchain-related GPU sales in the…
Blockchain: how a 51% attack works (double spend attack)
A 51% attack or double-spend attack is a miner or group of miners on a blockchain trying to spend their crypto’s on that blockchain twice.…
Momentum Is Building to Block Ethereum ASICs – CoinDesk
Several ethereum miners and developers have come forward with the goal of stopping specialized mining hardware from effectively operating on the network. Underway since April,…
Cryptocurrency Mining CEO Sentenced to Prison • Live Bitcoin News
The ex-CEO of Gaw Miners, a cryptocurrency mining company, was sentenced to prison for defrauding investors via a Ponzi scheme. Just like any other financial…
Landmark Crypto Crime Case Ends With Jail Sentence for GAW CEO – CoinDesk
Josh Garza, the CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency mining company GAW Miners, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to a…
Washington Mining Enclave to Be Hit with Increased Power Costs – Bitcoinist.com
Low energy prices from the local hydroelectric plant attracted many cryptocurrency miners to Grant County, Washington. But it seems like the gravy train may soon…
Cryptocurrency Miners Dig In to Small-Town America – Bitcoinist.com
Even though the cryptocurrency market has experienced a rough year, miners are still staking their claims across many of America’s small towns. Some people are…