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Japan Is Proving to be a Surprising Haven for Crypto Miners

Rural Japan is luring more and more cryptocurrency mining operations. They’re attracted by subsidised rents, as well as relatively low electricity rates. Cities Like Fukui Seeing More Mining Operations Spring Up When you think of large scale cryptocurrency mining operations, Japan probably isn’t the first place that springs to mind. дальше »

2018-7-7 22:00


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Thousands of Miners Reportedly Damaged, Heavy China Rainfall

Sichuan province has been hit by continuous heavy rainfalls in the last weeks, affecting thousands of people and causing heavy economic losses, according to the Ministry of Water Resources. According to the National Meteorological Center, heavy rainfall hit areas including Hubei, Sichuan and Jiangsu provinces from last Thursday to Sunday. “The Sichuan province had become дальше »

2018-7-6 21:06


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U-Turn: Electroneum Fork Welcomes ASICs Back To ETN Network

The cellphone-based blockchain platform, Electroneum (ETN) performed a U-turn by bringing ASICs back to confirm transactions after originally forking to become ASIC-resistant. Electroneum’s founder and CEO, Richard Ells, said in the company’s Telegram group they decided to take ‘urgent action’ and re-introduce ASIC miners, reversing a fork that had integrated ASIC-resistant code at the end of […] The post U-Turn: Electroneum Fork Welcomes ASICs Back To ETN Network appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2018-7-6 01:30


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‘Intense’ Bitmain Lobbying Forcing Smaller Bitcoin Miners Out of Quebec

A month after authorities in Quebec lifted a moratorium on allowing Bitcoin miners, local businesses have begun threatening to leave suspecting unfair policies. ‘Very Saddened’ In a series of tweets June 28, D-Central founder Jonathan Bertrand claimed that due to conflicting interests and agendas at government level, as well as an “intense lobbying effort” from the world’s largest mining corporation Bitmain, had left smaller participants “completely stunned. дальше »

2018-7-4 17:00


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New Cybersecurity Report Notes Rising Cases of Cryptojacking Attacks on Linux Devices

A recent internet security report from an independent cybersecurity firm has highlighted the growing threat of crypto-mining malware. Its findings highlight that in the first quarter of 2018 almost all common Linux downloader malware variants recorded were designed to deliver a cryptocurrency miner on Linux devices. дальше »

2018-7-4 00:00


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‘Miners Are Miners Again’: Bitcoin Core Dev Launches Alternative Mining Protocol

Bitcoin core developer Matt Corallo has launched a mining pool which aims to increase decentralization as Bitcoin mining becomes increasingly monopolized. Corallo: Miners ‘Have No Control’ Beginning June 25 but still with what Corallo describes as “vulnerabilities,” the pool uses BetterHash, a protocol which seeks to offer mining pool users the option to use their own block templates rather than those prescribed by pool owners. дальше »

2018-7-3 20:00


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Bitcoin Hashrate Drops as China Floods Knock Out ‘Tens Of Thousands’ of Miners

Bitcoin network hashrate appeared to dip June 27, coinciding with reports floods in China had inundated and destroyed “tens of thousands” of miners.   Machines ‘Beyond Repair’ According to local Chinese media reports, the floods occurred principally in the country’s western Sichuan province, an area which accounts for around 70% of China’s mining output. дальше »

2018-7-1 19:00


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One to Vote for Network’s Block Producers as ‘Community Member’ Eos Creator Block

EOS developer Block.one has announced it will begin to stake its share of tokens to vote for the network’s 21 ‘Block Producers’ (BPs), in an announcement posted yesterday, June 28. In the EOS ecosystem, EOS holders can stake their tokens to vote for so-called ‘Block Producers’ (BPs) – the equivalent of miners on the Bitcoin дальше »

2018-6-30 23:46


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Kaspersky Warn Of The Potential Damage Caused By Mobile Miners

With more and more instances of malicious mining attacks, people are failing to recognise the problems that can be caused by this sort of activity. Often, these sorts of attacks can be seen as harmless, at the end of the day, they simply just utilise a small amount of your computing power, right? Whilst this may be the case, often, there is a great deal of principle that needs to be considered here. дальше »

2018-6-29 17:30


Miners in China arrested during round up, IPO in HK

Mining In recent mining news, major mining chip manufacturer Ebang Communications has filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, a Chinese miner has been arrested for allegedly stealing 150,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in roughly one month, and a report has provided unique insight into the state of mining in the Russian дальше »

2018-6-28 13:37


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‘Roger Ver Will Now Cry’: Stress Testers Start Attack on Bitcoin Cash

BitPico, a group of “Bitcoin developers, miners and whales” which previously stress-tested the Lightning Network, has begun attacking altcoin Bitcoin Cash (BCH). ‘The Bcash attack has been started’ In a series of tweets beginning June 22, the group, whose members’ identities remains unclear, declared that having tested Lightning’s mainnet implementation for rigidity via a coordinated attack, it would do the same to test the BCH network – this time using a 51% attack. дальше »

2018-6-26 20:00