Breaking News: Chinese Govt. To Cut Electricity Costs To Protect Bitcoin Miners
The fears that stagnating Bitcoin prices [~$6k-7k] might starve the large Bitcoin miners majority of which are based out of China’s Sichuan province are now
Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits Record Highs As ASIC Manufacturers Resume Operations
This Miner Insights piece was originally published in crypto mining publication MinerUpdate. Subscribe here for the latest updates. Bitcoin hash rate estimates reach all-time highs as several major Bitcoin ASIC manufacturers announce new generations…
Former Venezuelan Gold Mining Company Wants to Centralize Bitcoin ATM Infrastructure – CoinDesk
First Bitcoin Capital Corp. wants to unite the providers of bitcoin ATMs around the world.
Binance Research: Non-Economical Reasons Motivate Bitcoin SV Miners
The motivation driving Bitcoin SV miners is non-economic in nature, according to a Binance report.
Two Russians Charged With Illicitly Mining Crypto on State Hardware
Two Russian citizens are being prosecuted for allegedly targeting computers at state organizations to illicitly mine cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin mining mega farm burns down, destroying $10m
Video appears to show fire ravaging Innosilicon’s giant data centre in China
Leaked Transcript Details Power Struggle Inside Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain – CoinDesk
A transcript of a Bitmain staff meeting reveals an ugly power struggle inside the world’s biggest bitcoin miner maker that led to the abrupt ousting of co-founder Micree Ketuan Zhan.
Monero (XMR) keeps fighting the windmills
Monero (XMR) – the Don Quixote of gpu mining keeps fighting the windmills (asics). Such efforts are noble, but very misguided. By using experimental and untested new proof of work mechanisms developers introduce unnecessary risk into the system
The developers of the privacy coin Monero (XMR) are testing the new Proof of Work RandomX mechanism with the aim of once again eliminating ASICs and FPGAs