Miners

Exchanges

All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn’t Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

Tech  ·  10 May 2019
Bitcoin

Bitmain Announces New, More Efficient 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip

Bitmain Technologies has announced a new 7nm bitcoin mining processor that it says offers a big boost in energy efficiency.

Business  ·  18 February 2019
Bitcoin

How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two

Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE.

Tech  ·  15 February 2019
Miners

AMD Cites ‘Absence’ of GPU Sales to Crypto Miners in Q1 Estimate

AMD's revenue from cryptocurrency miners has seemingly gone dry, the company said in its Q4 earnings report.

Markets  ·  29 January 2019
Security

This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency

A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 October 2018
Mining

A Solution to Crypto’s 51% Attack? Fine Miners Before It Happens

After losing money during a 51 percent attack earlier this year, crypto project Horizen claims to have a solution to crypto's famed vulnerability.

Tech  ·  10 October 2018
Exchanges

Coinbase Rolls Out System to Free Up Stuck Bitcoin Payments

Crypto exchange Coinbase has deployed a system aimed to automatically reduce delays in bitcoin payments arising from transaction fee volatility.

Tech  ·  3 October 2018
Ether

Before the ‘Bomb’ Hits: Why the Race Is on to Alter Ethereum’s Economics

At least six proposals have been recently put forth, all of which could change the economics of the ethereum blockchain if enacted.

Tech  ·  2 August 2018
Bitcoin

$1,999: GMO Reveals Details of Its New 7nm Bitcoin Miner

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has revealed prices and specs for its new-from-the-ground-up bitcoin miner – the world's first based on a 7nm chip.

Tech  ·  5 June 2018
Bitcoin

Bitmain’s New Miner Is Drawing Criticism from Early Users

Bitmain has been criticized over one of its mining products, the AntMiner B3, with users making allegations about its marketing and quality control.

Tech  ·  1 June 2018
Lightning Network

CoinDesk Releases Q1 2018 State of Blockchain Report

From bitcoin futures' impact on spot prices to the rise in hash rate and drop in fees, our latest research report sheds light on a tumultuous Q1.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Bitcoin

First Bitcoin Smart Contracts Sidechain Now Secured By 1 in 10 Miners

From miner adoption to a lightning-like network to new partners, RSK, which developed the bitcoin smart contracts sidechain, is building momentum.

Tech  ·  14 May 2018
Hard Forks

Monero Fork Underway In Bid to Block Big Miners

A planned hard fork of privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero has just executed and the community is keenly observing the results.

Tech  ·  6 April 2018
Mining

Antpool Adds Support for Siacoin Mining Amid Bitmain Miner Launch

AntPool adds support for the siacoin token, as the mining pool's parent firm, Bitmain, launches a device that can mine it.

Tech  ·  18 January 2018
Crime

1.6 Million Attacks: Kaspersky Reveals Data on Crypto Mining Malware

More than 1.65 million computers were targeted by cryptocurrency mining malware attacks in the first eight months of 2017, according to a new report.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 September 2017