Tag: Bitcoin mining
Putin’s Advisor is Raising $100 Million to Rival China’s Bitcoin Mining...
Dmitry Marinichev, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet advisors, is planning to raise $100 million to finance a mining venture through an initial coin...
Charlie Lee: Bitcoin Miner Voting is Kind of Silly, But Safest...
On a recent episode of The Bitcoin Podcast, Litecoin creator and Coinbase Director of Engineering Charlie Lee spoke with co-hosts Corey Petty and Marcello...
Many Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Paying Attention to the Scaling Debate
Much of the conversation regarding solutions for scaling Bitcoin to more users over the next few years has revolved around miners, but the reality...
New Indian Mining Pool GBMiners Gains 3% of Network Hashrate, Views...
Warning: Since this post was published, we have learned that GBMiners are associated with a Ponzi schemeRoughly three to four percent of Bitcoin’s overall...
Why Miners are Lowest in the Hierarchy of Control Over Bitcoin
Although some view bitcoin miners as the de facto trusted third party in what is supposed to be a decentralized system, the reality is...
Blockstream’s Matt Corallo: Bitcoin is Almost Hilariously Fragile, But It Works
Although many relatively large companies have now been built around Bitcoin, the reality is the peer-to-peer digital cash system is still not ready for...
What is Selfish Mining and is it a Threat to Bitcoin?
Although the 51% attack is the potential vulnerability that seems to garner the most attention in the bitcoin community, there are many other possible...
New Details, Including Pricing, On SFARDS New Super Powered Dual Mining...
Back in March we reported on SFARD's then newly announced 28nm dual algorithm mining chip, dubbed SF3301. Yesterday, they announced on Twitter (of all...
World’s First Bitcoin MIning Pool Targets Chinese Market
A lot of Bitcoin efforts are being focused on Western Europe, the United States and Canada. Neither of these three regions will benefits from...
Vice Releases Report ‘Inside Chinese Bitcoin Mine’ On SnapChat
Vice has released a report that brings viewers inside a massive Chinese Bitcoin mining operation. Their method for releasing it is a little unusual:...