asic Archive
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A third-party audit of the ASIC-resistant PoW algorithm ProgPoW has been funded, Ethereum devs announce
By satoshi
April 28, 2019
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Over 90% percent of the value of a Chinese publicly listed construction company turned to cryptocurrency mining, Huatie, has been lost before the company has been …
By satoshi
April 20, 2019
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While many project leaders are concerned about Bitmain’s monopoly and have upgraded their networks to make them ASIC-resistant, the position of Zcash remains ambivalent after the …
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Students mine crypto in their dorm rooms with “free” electricity — some simply earn their beer money, some build mining empires.
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A study from a PwC blockchain expert states that renewable energy is insufficient in addressing Bitcoin’s sustainability problem
By satoshi
March 14, 2019
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As ASIC-resistant ProgPoW gets the users support, more questions appear on whether the algorithm introduction will protect the Ethereum network from centralization
By satoshi
March 14, 2019
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The bear market was particularly hard on Nvidia and its GPUs, but the company still reported full-year revenue gains in 2018. How dependent is it on …
By satoshi
February 19, 2019
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Chinese mining giant Bitmain has announced its new 7nm ASIC chip, which reportedly enables faster and cheaper mining of BTC and BCH
By satoshi
February 18, 2019
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Over three times more Ethereum is held by voters in favor of the ProgPoW implementation than those who voted against it at press time, according to …
By satoshi
February 15, 2019
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In a recent meeting, Ethereum core devs decided to delay the implementation of ASIC-resistant algorithm ProgPoW, pending a third-party audit
By satoshi
February 2, 2019
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Bitmain’s ASIC manufacturer TSMC reports a sizeable drop in its crypto mining-related revenue in 2018
By satoshi
January 18, 2019
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Bitmain, a China-based leading mining and mining ASIC hardware producer, has reportedly suspended its mining operations in Rockdale
By satoshi
January 13, 2019
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Major mining conglomerates in the crypto sector recorded large losses in 2018, struggling to deal with market conditions. Can they recover this year?
By satoshi
January 10, 2019
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Ethereum devs should ‘embrace’ specialized mining hardware (ASICs), according to an Ethereum code contributor
By satoshi
January 8, 2019
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John Bigatton, the only representative for BitConnect Australia, has had his assets frozen by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), functions very similarly to the …
By satoshi
January 7, 2019
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Ethereum core developers have reached a tentative consensus to implement a new proof-of-work algorithm that would reduce the efficiency of ASIC-based mining on the network
By satoshi
January 4, 2019
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According to unconfirmed Chinese media reports, Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will reportedly resign as the heads of Bitmain
By satoshi
December 29, 2018
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Ebang, a cryptocurrency mining producer, reportedly suffered “significant decreases” in revenue from July to September
By satoshi
December 21, 2018
