Ethereum Mining Pool Receives Mysterious $300K Blockchain Payout
Cryptocurrency mining pool Sparkpool received a payout today of over $300,000 for mining one block on the ethereum blockchain.
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Feb 19, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
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Bitmain Announces New, More Efficient 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip
Bitmain Technologies has announced a new 7nm bitcoin mining processor that it says offers a big boost in energy efficiency.
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Feb 18, 2019 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum Foundation and Others Weigh $15 Million Bid to Build 'Randomness' Tech
The Ethereum Foundation may spend $15 million on a project implementing randomness tech called "Verifiable Delay Functions."
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Feb 7, 2019 at 8:20 a.m. UTC
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Ethereum Miner Linzhi Calls Out Project Coders for Proposed ASIC Ban
Shenzhen-based miner manufacturer Linzhi has pushed back against ethereum's “tentative” decision to block specialized ASIC hardware.
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Jan 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitmain to Begin Selling New Bitcoin Miners Later This Week
Bitmain's recently revealed 7nm ASIC mining chip will be included in new Antminer S15 and T15 models, which go on sale Thursday.
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Nov 6, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
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There's a New Plan to Build the Hardware for Ethereum 2.0
The Ethereum Foundation is funding efforts to create specializing mining hardware in partnership with blockchain data storage network Filecoin.
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Nov 2, 2018 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
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Sia Network Releases Hard Fork Code to Block Crypto Mining Giants
Sia has released the formal code for an imminent hard fork that will block cryptocurrency mining firms like Bitmain from its blockchain network.
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Oct 19, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Chip Maker TSMC Forecasts Weaker Crypto Mining Demand in Q4
Taiwanese chip-making giant TSMC has forecast that revenue growth will be impacted by weakness in cryptocurrency mining demand in Q4.
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Oct 19, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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A Multi-Million Dollar Bet Ethereum's Proof-of-Stake Isn't Coming Soon
One of the top crypto ASIC chip makers is betting big ethereum's biggest plans might not come to pass.
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Oct 4, 2018 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
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One Musician's Creative Solution to Drive ASICs Off Monero
Howard Chu, a monero core dev and musician, has created an algorithm that he thinks will keep ASICS at bay on the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency.
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Sep 29, 2018 at 9:45 a.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2018