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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.
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Ethereum ASICs Are Here: What the New Miners Mean and What's Next
After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use.
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Intel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware 'Accelerator'
Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.
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Crypto Kill Switch: Monero Goes to War Against Miners
Big miners are eying monero as a next money-maker. The only problem? Developers are taking steps to keep them out entirely.
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Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Crypto Mining Chips
Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips after reports earlier this week.
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Samsung Is Now Building Bitcoin Mining Chips, Report Says
Samsung is manufacturing bitcoin mining chips in partnership with an unidentified Chinese firm, according to an Asian news report.
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Here Comes the Pickaxe Race: Bitcoin Mining Jumps to GPU
Early bitcoin entrepreneur Alex Waters looks back at what was lost as the network's mining 'arms race' escalated.
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New Bitcoin ASIC to be 'Most Power-Efficient’ on Public Market
Mining hardware maker Bitmain has claimed its new bitcoin ASIC will be the most power efficient chip available to the public.
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Dutch Scrypt Mining Company Declared Bankrupt
Scrypt mining company Mining ASICs Technologies (MAT) has been declared bankrupt by a Maastricht, Netherlands, judge.
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Bitcoin Price Decline Sparks Rare Mining Difficulty Drop
Following a period of stagnant pricing, bitcoin mining difficulty has decreased for the first time in two years.
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