The Brilliance Behind a Global Operator of Crypto Exchanges BitMax: Understanding the Trans-Fee Mining Model

CoinSpeaker The Brilliance Behind a Global Operator of Crypto Exchanges BitMax: Understanding the Trans-Fee Mining Model As the demand for digital and crypto-assets grows, the long-term success of trading platforms is dependent on several factors including architecture design, scalability, ease of use, security, and the handling of highly-volatile market conditions. дальше »

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Texas Regulators Enter Emergency Stop Against Crypto Mining Firm

The Texas State Securities Board issued an emergency cease-and-desist against a company it claims committed fraud in offering crypto mining contracts. дальше »

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Bitmain’s New 7nm Antminer Goes on Sale on November 8

Mining rig manufacturer Bitmain Technologies has announced the company’s latest Antminers equipped with 7nm semiconductors will go on sale on Nov. 8. According to the China-based organization, Bitmain will release two new models called the Antminer S15 and the T15. дальше »

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BTCC Mining Pool to Shut Down Indefinitely “Due to Business Adjustments”

BTCC, China’s oldest Bitcoin exchange, is shutting down its mining pool, which has been operating for more than four years, the company announced. The firm claims the decision to cease operations indefinitely from November 30 is due to business adjustments. дальше »

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Controversial ‘Ponzi’ Transaction Fee Mining Exchanges In Decline

Transaction fee mining exchanges like FCoin have been controversial from the start, but a new report suggests they are quickly dying out. Exchanges, of course, form the backbone of cryptocurrency. дальше »

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BTCC Announces the "Indefinite" Closure of Its Mining Pool

BTCC will be shutting down its mining pool by the end of the month. According to a recent notice made by the Hong Kong-based exchange, BTCC will deactivate its mining pool servers on November 15, 2018, and cease all operations entirely come November 30. дальше »

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Bitfury Crypto Mining Company Secures $80 Million Led by Korelya Capital and Galaxy Digital

Bitfury Has Just Closed an $80 Million Dollars Funding Round The popular cryptocurrency mining tech firm Bitfury has recently closed an $80 funding round that was led by the venture capital firm known as Korelya Capital. дальше »

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Bitmain to Begin Selling New Bitcoin Miners Later This Week

Bitmain's recently revealed 7nm ASIC mining chip will be included in new Antminer S15 and T15 models, which go on sale Thursday. дальше »

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AMD reaaaally wants you to buy its new cryptocurrency mining gear

Thirsty for a piece of the action from the cryptocurrency market, it appears AMD has become the latest graphical processing unit (GPU) manufacturer to target the blockchain sector. AMD just launched a new explainer page for cryptocurrency and blockchain tech. дальше »

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Bitcoin Mining Leader Bitmain Releases New SHA256 7nm Miners “Antminer S15 and T15”

Bitmain Announces New Set of SHA256 7nm Miners to be Released on 11/8 Bitmain, a Bitcoin mining giant behemoth, has officially announced the release of two new 7 nanometer (nm) SHA256 miners from their Antminer crypto machines. дальше »

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Mining Giant Bitfury Raises $80 Million in Closed Funding Round

Bitfury, a San Francisco-based provider of blockchain infrastructure, has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital, the company announced in a press release on November 6, 2018. дальше »

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Bitfury Secures $80M in Private Placement

Bitfury Group, the San Francisco-based manufacturer of bitcoin mining hardware, announced today that it has closed an $80 million private placement funding round. This may indicate that the company, which was rumored to be working on an initial public offering, has decided to delay taking the IPO route for now. дальше »

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A Beginner’s Guide to Dogecoin Mining

A beginner's walkthrough for Dogecoin Mining. See what it takes to get started mining Dogecoin and other Scrypt cryptocurrencies. The post A Beginner’s Guide to Dogecoin Mining appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »

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New Crypto Mining Research Attempts to Sound the Alarm on Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Energy Usage

Crypto Mining Is More Energy Intensive Than Mining Any Other Material A shocking report by a British Journal Nature Sustainability shows that in the past two years, cryptocurrency mining has generated between 3 million and 15 million tons of carbon emissions. дальше »

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Hong Kong exchange shuts down cryptocurrency mining pool after 4 years

What was once the second largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by volume, BTCC, is shutting down its mining pool later this month. The Hong Kong-based exchange issued a notice today (spotted by CoinDesk) stating that it will shutdown its mining pool on November 15, and bring an end to its operations entirely on November 30. дальше »

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BTCC exchange is closing its mining pool business

BTCC, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange, is shutting down its mining pool business, BTCC Pool Limited, after 4 years in operation. On November 6, BTCC Pool said that it would shut down all mining servers on November 15 and would cease operations indefinitely from November 30, citing the reason for the closure as “business adjustments”. The […] дальше »

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Crypto Mining Tech Firm Bitfury Closes $80 Million Funding Round

Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital. дальше »

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Crypto Aggregator Site CoinGecko Releases Detailed Q3 Cryptocurrency Report: Here’s a Quick Summary

Popular crypto aggregator site CoinGecko has recently released its Q3 cryptocurrency report, and it highlights some interesting trends in the crypto market. Here are a few of the standout items. дальше »

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It takes three times more energy to mine Bitcoin than gold

According to newly published research, mining cryptocurrency takes nearly twice as much energy than mining gold, platinum, and copper. Bitcoin on its own, needs three times as much energy to mine than compared to gold. дальше »

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Crypto Exchange BTCC Is Closing Its Mining Pool Business

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange BTCC is shutting down its mining pool business this month. дальше »

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Daily Byte: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

A crypto fight in the Pacific, the Twitter scams are gaining steam, and crypto mining is worse than actual mining. Plus, Bitmain reveals new mining rigs.

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GMO Internet’s October Update Shows Spike in Bitcoin Cash Mining Numbers Prior to BCH Fork

GMO’s Update For October Shows Increasingly High Numbers For Bitcoin Mining The GMO Internet Group, a crypto mining company, released a report on November 5th that showed the monthly update for the performance in October. дальше »

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Top Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News For Today November 5th [VIDEO]

The Goldman Sachs Embezzlement Affair Demonstrates Bitcoin's True Value The Goldman Sachs Embezzlement Affair Demonstrates Bitcoin's True Value Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis: Momentum Build Up as Buyers Aim for $8,500 Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis: Momentum Build Up as Buyers Aim for $8,500 Bitmain Releases New ASICboost Firmware as 6 Bitcoin Cash Mining Pools Adopt the […] дальше »

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AMD Partners with Major Tech Companies, Resulting in Eight New Crypto Mining Rig Solutions

AMD is known for their technology, primarily acting as a semiconductor manufacturer. They are known in the crypto industry for their mining technology, and they recently made those efforts clear by partnering with seven major tech companies. дальше »

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Another Report Says Crypto Mining Uses More Power than Traditional Mining

A report published today has stated that mining $1 worth of Bitcoin requires more electricity than mining almost any material traditionally dug from the earth. The authors state that between three million and 15 million tons of carbon emissions have been caused by the sector over the last two years. дальше »

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GMO Internet Sees Huge Leap in BCH Mining for October

Japanese cryptocurrency mining company GMO Internet Group released its monthly update for October on Nov. 5. The report shows a huge increase in the amount of bitcoin cash extracted – 875 coins, from zero in September. дальше »

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Iceland Farmers’ Innovative Solution To Bitcoin’s Energy Challenge

Bitcoin’s energy-intensive mining process has been one of its greatest challenges and while various solutions have been proposed, none has quite solved the challenge. However, a group of farmers in a small village in Iceland have found an innovative way to earn cryptos while warming up their houses. дальше »

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Bitcoin Closes the Week Softer on Back of Little Newsflow: BTCManager’s Week in Review November 5, 2018

The price of bitcoin closed the week around two percent lower – reaching the $6,350 level – on light volumes and a lack of major market-moving headlines. The main headline of the week was the publication of a research paper that suggested that bitcoin mining may accelerate global warming due to its high energy usage. дальше »

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Hong Kong’s ‘Young Wizard of Investment’ Indicted for HK$6.9 Million in Bitcoin Mining Scam

HK Stock Market Commentator Indicted In HK$6. 9 Million Crypto Scam Hong Kong Media platform, The Standard, has reported that investors have complained that Raymond Yuen, a prominent stock market commentator, ran a fraud scheme and deprived the people of nearly 7 million Hong Kong Dollars. дальше »

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New Crypto Rumor Says Bitmain Is Possibly Losing Taiwan Bitcoin Mining Chip Supplier TSMC

Bitmain May Lose Chip Supplier Bitmain is a bitcoin mining manufacturer that will no longer be receiving chips from its supplier, called Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC. The platform’s relationship with TSMC is not in good shape, as the company is in arrears in the amount of over $300 million. Bitmain has, at one point, […] дальше »

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Huobi Pool reports strong growth in Q3

CryptoNinjas Huobi Pool, Huobi Group’s mining pool business, recently released its third-quarter earnings report showing an operating profit of USD 825,744. The Q3 results follow a Q2 operating profit... Huobi Pool reports strong growth in Q3 дальше »

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AMD to create eight new crypto mining rigs

AMD, a leading manufacturer of graphics cards (GPU), has partnered with Sapphire, ASROCK, ASUS, MSI, Biostar, TUL and Rajintek to provide the next best crypto mining rigs. The mining rigs to be created are expected to cater to the varied expectations and purchasing power of each client. дальше »

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App Mining; Blockstack’s Method of Rewarding Decentralized Applications

The Internet has evolved over a couple of decades and has changed the way software companies work and make money. In the nascent days of the internet, software developers spent time in building some crucial infrastructure and shared protocols like HTTP, SMTP, and TCP/IP which opened doors to the world wide web – the browsers, websites and all the present. дальше »

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Miners Have Begun Using Asicboost on the Bitcoin Cash Network

On Oct. 22, Bitmain released new firmware for the company’s Antminer mining rigs that enables the use of an optimization known as (overt) version-rolling Asicboost. Since then, Bitcoin Cash mining pools have been using the protocol and 63 Asicboost blocks were mined last week on the network. дальше »

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Fidelity not a newcomer to the crypto sector

While the news that Fidelity was entering the crypto space with Fidelity Digital Asset Services came as a surprise to many, the world’s fourth-largest asset management company is actually a bonafide bitcoin early adopter — and was mining BTC as early as 2015 дальше »

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Turkish Police Detain 11 Suspects in Bitcoin Theft Case

The cybercrime unit of the Turkish police has detained 11 people suspected of hacking into emails, user accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. The operation was launched after law enforcement received a number of complaints from victims who lost digital cash. дальше »

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AMD Partners With Seven Major Tech Firms to Create Better Products for Crypto Miners

The crypto mining industry has suffered a significant decline with the market slump of 2018, and although there are some ASICs manufacturers that reported considerable revenues, the fact is that the business of mining with GPUs did not have the same luck. дальше »

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Bitcoin Cash Mining Pool SVPool Takes Lead With 8% of Total BCH Hash Power

SVPool (Satoshi Vision Pool) is a recently available open, mining pool for Bitcoin Cash [BCH] miners, who’s values match that of Satoshi Nakamoto’s. As per its official website, SVPool will run the Bitcoin SV, restore the Bitcoin protocol via the new full node integration, limit changes and work towards scaling. Given the nature of SVPool, […] дальше »

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Bitcoin Mining: Why Better Methods will Eventually Come

In the history of computing, the first instrument that was used which was close to a computer was the Abacus which existed over 5000 years ago. This preceded the invention of the first computers in the 1940’s known as first generation computers. дальше »

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CEO of Google Reveals his 11 year Old Son is an Ethereum Miner

Most cryptocurrency miners work in a firm or in groups, most cryptocurrency miners are between the early ages of 20-30, but the case of Sundar Pichai is a unique one. Pichai, the Ceo of Google had recently revealed that his 11-year-old son was mining Ethereum right in his home, with a computer that Pichai built […] The post CEO of Google Reveals his 11 year Old Son is an Ethereum Miner appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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Regulations Roundup: Ebang IPO Challenged by Probe, Plattsburgh Passes Mining Guidelines

In recent regulatory news, a criminal investigation may prevent Ebang from conducting an initial public offering, Plattsburgh has passed new regulations governing commercial mining operations, and Ron Paul has endorsed precious metals and cryptocurrencies as a viable alternative to fiat currency. дальше »

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Google CEO’s Son Adopts Crypto, Mines Ethereum (ETH)

Sundar Pichai’s 11-Year-Old Son Forays Into Ethereum (ETH) Mining When crypto enthusiasts discuss adoption, bigwig institutions, household names, and the titles of prominent executives are often thrown around. дальше »

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There's a New Plan to Build the Hardware for Ethereum 2.0

The Ethereum Foundation is funding efforts to create specializing mining hardware in partnership with blockchain data storage network Filecoin. дальше »

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Hashtoro Launches ZCash Mining

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Hashtoro Launches ZCash Mining

Cloud mining provider Hashtoro has announced the start of ZCash contracts sale.

Hashtoro Launches ZCash Mining

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Ethereum Studio ConsenSys Buys Asteroid Mining Company Planetary Resources

Ethereum-focused venture studio ConsenSys has acquired asteroid mining company Planetary Resources through an asset-purchase transaction, the company announced in a press release on October 31, 2018. дальше »

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ConsenSys Acquires Space Company Planetary Resources for Undisclosed Amount

Blockchain venture production studio ConsenSys announced on Wednesday, its most recent acquisition. The studio has acquired asteroid mining company Planetary Resources in an asset-purchase transaction for an undisclosed amount. дальше »

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Word on the Street: Tether resumes peg but bank relationship still dubious

The overall crypto market cap has declined ~1. 9% over the past 5 days from ~$209b to ~$205b. After being hammered in the past week the S&P500 has rebounded ~3% and Bitcoin’s correlation with the S&P continued its October downtrend, declining on the week to a semi-weak correlation of . дальше »

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Word on the Street: Tether resumes peg, announces new bank relationship

The overall crypto market cap has declined ~1. 9% over the past 5 days from ~$209b to ~$205b. After being hammered in the past week the S&P 500 has rebounded ~3% and Bitcoin’s correlation with the S&P continued its October downtrend, declining on the week to a semi-weak correlation of . дальше »

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PR: BTC.com Releases New Ethereum Block Explorer to Support Ethereum Community

BEIJING, P. R. China – BTC. com today announced the launch of their Ethereum block explorer. Building on the experience of developing and managing one of the famous Bitcoin Block Explorers, BTC. дальше »

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Bitcoin (BTC) Sees New Hashrate Record While Price Remains Indecisive

Bitcoin mining is as robust as ever, but market prices are at the crossroads of rebound and capitulation sell-off.

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