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ASIC Design Firm Alchip to Debut on Taiwan Stock Exchange

Alchip Technologies, which designs processors for bitcoin mining hardware, will be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange next week.

Business  ·  22 October 2014
Bitcoin

BitFury Raises $20 Million to Power New ASIC Chip Development

BitFury has raised $20m in new funding to power further chip development and data centre expansion.

Business  ·  9 October 2014
Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin Mining Can No Longer Ignore Moore’s Law

Bitcoin mining is overheating in more ways than one, turning ASIC makers into victims of their own success.

Tech  ·  14 September 2014
Bitcoin

ASIC Maker Seeks to Bring German Efficiency to Bitcoin Mining

German startup CoinBau talks to CoinDesk about its new, super-efficient bitcoin mining ASIC chip.

Tech  ·  20 August 2014
Bitcoin

CoinDesk Mining Roundup: BitFury’s Latest Venture and a Global Scrypt Network

In this week's roundup: PeerNova gets new funding while BitFury enters the investment game with a new venture fund.

Tech  ·  11 July 2014
Bitcoin

Bitmain Releases Energy Efficient 478GH/s AntMiner S3

At 0.75 BTC, the AntMiner S3 claims to deliver up to 478GH/s while consuming 366W of electricity.

Tech  ·  30 June 2014
Bitcoin

KnCMiner Unveils First 20nm Neptune Chips, Sets Shipping Date

Swedish cryptocurrency mining hardware developer KnCMinuter has received the first batch of its new 20nm ASICs.

Tech  ·  17 June 2014
Bitcoin

Details of New Spondoolies-Tech Bitcoin Mining ASIC Leaked Online

The document reveals more details about the RockerBox ASIC behind the company's SP-30 unit, "the most powerful miner available".

Tech  ·  9 June 2014
Bitcoin

CoinTerra Ships 5,000th TerraMiner, Offers 20% Discount

Mining hardware specialist CoinTerra has managed to ship its 5,000th TerraMiner just ten weeks after launching full-scale production.

Tech  ·  15 April 2014
Bitcoin

Alpha Technology Initiates Scrypt ASIC Tape-Out

Alpha Technology has a new development update and its Viper scrypt board seems to be making headway.

Tech  ·  15 April 2014
Bitcoin

Butterfly Labs Faces Class Action Suit Over Pre-Pay Orders

Bitcoin miner maker Butterfly Labs (BFL) is facing a class action suit, brought by customers from across the US.

Tech  ·  8 April 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Hardware Maker AMT Facing Court Over Delays

Another ASIC bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer is facing legal action over claimed failure to deliver product on time.

Business  ·  7 April 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Commodity Exchange CEX.io Imposes Trading Fee, Prepares for USD

The CEX.io bitcoin commodity exchange is to introduce a trade fee in two stages within weeks.

Tech  ·  2 April 2014
Bitcoin

Cloud Hashing CEO on Hardware, Network Growth and the Threat of Pools

Emmanuel Abiodun describes his flexible attitude to mining hardware and says big pools are nothing to worry about.

Business  ·  2 April 2014
Bitcoin

KnCMiner Accepting Pre-orders for First Scrypt Miner ‘Titan’

KnCMiner has announced its first rig dedicated to scrypt mining, the 100MH/s 'Titan', priced at $9,995.

Tech  ·  19 March 2014