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Google mocks miners, says cryptocurrency ‘isn’t real money’

As if it hadn’t already given cryptocurrency enthusiasts enough reasons to hate it, Google has now taken a dig at the usefulness of cryptocurrencies. In a recent advertisement for its call screening service, the search engine giant mocked cryptocurrency’s high electricity consumption – and then went on to say that “it is not real money. дальше »

2018-10-10 16:19


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Federal Election Committee Asked to Consider Crypto Mining for Political Contributions

OsiaNetwork LLC has reached out to the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in the hopes that it will allow computer sharing for crypto mining for campaign donations. Osia says it would like to be the platform in which volunteers share their computer power to mine cryptocurrencies, which are then donated to political campaigns of their choice. дальше »

2018-10-5 23:57


We are thinking about Bitcoin’s energy usage in all the wrong ways

Global warming is certainly one of the humanity’s greatest challenges. For decades, public opinion has held heavily industrialized nations accountable for the damage done to our planet. In the quest to preserve Earth, it has become en vogue to critique Bitcoin mining for its high energy use and potentially harmful impact on the environment. дальше »

2018-8-28 18:53


Innosilicon ASICs Miner Manufacturer Join Forces with Cloudminter to Disrupt the Cryptospace

Innosilicon has announced the partnership with Canada’s Cloudminter, to develop a 300 MW mining facility in Eastern Canada. The team would start operations in Q4 of 2018. CEO of Innosilicon, Gordon AO said that: “We’re proud to partner with a leading global technology partner, to deploy our high yield mining equipment on a major scale […] The post Innosilicon ASICs Miner Manufacturer Join Forces with Cloudminter to Disrupt the Cryptospace appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-8-18 10:38


Bitmain Pre-IPO Investor Deck Reveals Huge BTC for BCH Bitcoin Swap, Are They Going Broke as a Result?

Crypto Rumor: Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain ‘Might' be Going Public via IPO Because they ‘are' Going Broke Bitmain Technologies, the cryptocurrency mining company, is filing for an initial public offering (IPO) potentially as high as $18 billion this September at a market capitalization of $40 to $50 billion. As one of the most valuable crypto […] дальше »

2018-8-12 08:40


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Canaan Creative Announces World’s First Mining TV Set

The world’s second largest manufacturer of bitcoin miners, Canaan Creative, has unveiled what the company describes as the world’s first bitcoin mining TV set. Also Read: High Times Becomes the First IPO to Accept Cryptocurrencies Canaan Creative to Launch Avalon Mining Television Canaan Creative has announced that it plans to sell a 43” television set that […] The post Canaan Creative Announces World’s First Mining TV Set appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-8-4 07:55


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‘Delusional’ Paul Krugman Says Bitcoin Sets Monetary System Back 300 Years

Cryptocurrency industry figures are reacting with scorn after US economist Paul Krugman likened Bitcoin to “setting the monetary system back 300 years. ” Bitcoin Is No Evolution, Suggests Krugman In an opinion piece for the New York Times July 31, Krugman took aim at the high cost of Bitcoin mining and the “speculatory” nature of its users, claiming it undermined stability compared to fiat currency. дальше »

2018-8-1 19:00


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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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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware

One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:18


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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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