Scrypt

Dutch Scrypt Mining Company Declared Bankrupt

Scrypt mining company Mining ASICs Technologies (MAT) has been declared bankrupt by a Maastricht, Netherlands, judge.

Tech  ·  9 January 2015

Alpha Technology Announces New ‘Back to Basics’ Viper Miner Specs

The UK company has given its upcoming miners a significant speed boost, but removed several features in the process.

Tech  ·  27 May 2014
Bitcoin

The CoinDesk Mining Roundup: Multipools, Doge on Amazon EC2 and 11GH/s USB Sticks

As the mining industry evolves, there are always new products and services hitting the market for enterprising cryptocurrency entrepreneurs.

Business  ·  20 April 2014
Bitcoin

New Radeon Launches Just in Time for No Miner to Care

AMD has launched its fastest graphics card to date, but scrypt miners are unlikely to care, argues Nermin Hajdarbegovic.

Tech  ·  12 April 2014
News

Make Your Own Cash, 1930s Style; the CoinSummit Boosters; and Hot Pockets

John Law remembers a 1930s currency revolution, survives exuberant optimism, and (almost) finds something good about mobile malware mining.

Markets  ·  30 March 2014
Bitcoin

KnCMiner Updates Titan Spec, Promises 250MH/s

KnCMiner has bumped up the specification of its upcoming Titan scrypt miner, at 250MH/s, up from 100MH/s.

Tech  ·  28 March 2014
Bitcoin

Scrypt ASIC Race Intensifies, KnCMiner Scores $2 Million in Preorders

KnCMiner announced its first scrypt miner yesterday and today it's reporting that it already has $2m worth of pre-orders.

Tech  ·  20 March 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
Bitcoin

Meet DopaMINE, the Boutique GPU Mining Chassis

With this product, Red Harbinger has created a boutique mining chassis market, but should miners buy one?

Tech  ·  21 February 2014
Bitcoin

Alpha Technology Takes Pre-Orders for Litecoin ASIC Miners

UK company Alpha Technology says it is now taking pre-orders for the first litecoin ASIC mining devices.

Business  ·  3 January 2014
Bitcoin

Alpha Technology Announces ASIC Miners for Litecoin are Coming Soon

Alpha Technologies will start developing purpose-built ASIC mining hardware for Litecoin in partnership with Indian manufacturer Dexcel Designs.

Business  ·  21 November 2013
News

The downside of up, a miner problem, and robot overlords – ahoy!

BTC price increases are not always good, a cryptocurrency arms race approaches, and bitcoin robots will rule the world.

Markets  ·  25 October 2013
Bitcoin

Scrypt-based miners and the new cryptocurrency arms race

Script-based miner manufacturers are planning to ship equipment that will speed up altcoin mining.

Tech  ·  23 October 2013