Mining

Bitcoin Mining

It’s Now Harder to Mine Bitcoin Than Ever

Bitcoin mining has become more competitive than ever, new network data shows.

Business  ·  27 June 2019
Mining

Bitmain Lawsuit Seeks Millions from Staffers Who Founded Rival Mining Pool

Crypto mining giant Bitmain is locked in a legal battle with former employees who started a rival bitcoin mining pool, Poolin.

Markets  ·  17 June 2019
Regulation

FINRA Fines Ex-Merrill Lynch Investment Adviser Over Crypto Mining Sideline

U.S. self-regulatory organization FINRA has fined and suspended an investment adviser over undeclared cryptocurrency mining activities.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 June 2019
Mining

Crypto Miners’ Electricity Shouldn’t Be Subsidized: Iranian Energy Minister

Low electricity costs make Iran a popular mining destination. That could change.

Markets  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding

The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.

Tech  ·  3 June 2019
Regulation

China Authorities Probe Alleged Illegal Bitcoin Mining Sites at Hydro Plants

Authorities in Sichuan province are reportedly probing into local bitcoin mining farms that may have been constructed without official approval.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 May 2019
Crime

Australian Government Employee Charged With Mining Crypto at Work

A 33-year-old Australian IT contractor has been charged after he allegedly mined cryptocurrency on government computer systems.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 May 2019
Bitcoin

Bloq Labs’ Titan Aims to Simplify Crypto Farming

Titan is a one-step crypto miner management system from Bloq Labs.

Tech  ·  17 May 2019
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

Desktop Crypto Mining App Honeyminer Comes to MacOS

HoneyMiner, the desktop-based crypto miner, now works on MacOS.

Tech  ·  9 May 2019
Exchanges

Fundamental Labs Fund to Invest $44 Million in Brand-New Bitcoin Miners

A bitcoin mining fund is investing $44 million in brand-new hardware, a longer-term bet than most are making.

Business  ·  9 May 2019
Mining

London-Listed Argo Blockchain Adds 1,000 Miners in Bid to Salvage Stock Price

Struggling crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain says it's expecting to break even in the second quarter after an investment in new equipment.

Business  ·  8 May 2019
Ethereum

Staking, Ethereum’s Mining Alternative, Will Be Profitable – But Barely

The new miners of ethereum 2.0 are expected to make a small but positive profit for creating new blocks and validating transactions on the network.

Tech  ·  8 May 2019
Bitcoin Mining

Bitmain Discloses 88% Reduction In Own Bitcoin Mining Power

Bitmain's internal bitcoin mining operations are generating 88 percent less computing power than a month ago, suggesting the industry giant has cut capacity.

Business  ·  7 May 2019
Exchanges

‘One-Stop Shop’ for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23

Bcause says it's weeks away from launching a spot market for bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin, despite operating under chapter 11.

Markets  ·  7 May 2019