ASICs

Bitcoin

TerraHash shuts down, bitcoin miners upset with 50% refund

Bitcoin miner manufacturer TerraHash has told Bitcointalk forum members that it is shuttering its doors. Customers are angry.

Tech  ·  27 September 2013
Bitcoin

CoinTerra and HashFast flesh out ASIC miner product lines

CoinTerra and HashFast have both added new products to their portfolios as they battle for customer orders.

Tech  ·  13 September 2013
Bitcoin

HashFast tapes out 400 GH/sec 28 nm mining chip

Get ready for 400 GH/sec chips from HashFast. They'll be here in late October, the firm says.

Tech  ·  9 September 2013
Bitcoin

VMC closes deal for 28nm ASIC chips in 24.5 TH/sec miners

Virtual Mining Corp is readying boxes that can mine up to 24.5 TH/sec.

Tech  ·  6 September 2013
Bitcoin

Avalon’s ASIC customers offered bitcoin refunds due to delivery delays

Avalon ASIC has retracted its no-refunds policy after announcing delayed delivery of its chips.

Business  ·  2 September 2013
News

Bitcoin: a hopeful start, a stunning spurt, and what the Romans did

Twerking, increasing mining activity, and the Bitcoin Foundation at Capitol Hill have all got John Law excited this week.

Markets  ·  30 August 2013
Bitcoin

Bitmine to drop 4PH/s of ASIC power onto bitcoin network

Swiss firm Bitmine and HK investment house Massive Luck Investments are preparing a new generation of dynamically scalable ASICs.

Business  ·  27 August 2013
Bitcoin

CoinTerra cuts price of TerraMiner IV bitcoin mining rig

CoinTerra has officially launched and announced a price cut on its main 28nm bitcoin miner.

Tech  ·  27 August 2013
Bitcoin

KnCMiner takes delivery of ASIC boards

KnCMiner has taken delivery of boards for its ASIC mining boxes. Now, it's waiting for the chips.

Business  ·  26 August 2013
Bitcoin

Butterfly Labs Monarch miner announcement angers customers

Butterfly Labs has announced new 'Monarch' PCI mining equipment amid complaints surrounding their existing equipment's shipping delays.

Tech  ·  19 August 2013
Bitcoin

ASIC bitcoin miner arms race: the definitive CoinDesk roundup

Read our in-depth roundup on ASIC miners discussing what's available, what's not available on the current market.

Tech  ·  15 August 2013
Bitcoin

Cointerra’s 500 Gigahash per chip bid to change ASIC market

As more bitcoin mining rigs surface, is it better to be the best manufacturer, or first to market?

Tech  ·  8 August 2013
Bitcoin

Inside Butterfly Labs: The challenges of producing bitcoin mining hardware

CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and reports on how they've managed customer expectations and why they don't mine themselves.

Tech  ·  17 July 2013
Bitcoin

Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik on altcoins, ASICs and bitcoin usability

Jeff Garzik, one of Bitcoin's core developers, shares his thoughts on alternative currencies, ASIC miners, and bitcoin usability.

Tech  ·  15 July 2013
Bitcoin

New company Krater offers rigs built with Avalon ASICs either from its stock or yours

Krater is offering a clone of the Avalon ASIC mining rig that contains up to 320 chips.

Business  ·  11 July 2013