Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/DJFU4ORJK5EMHBH5PJ2HDBMGBE.png)
Sponsored
Sep 3, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 3, 2019
Miners
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/AHE56KOT2ZGJVANIUG4JSC74ZM.jpg)
All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It
That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.
Sponsored
May 10, 2019 at 7:15 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/U3ISMFFPMJDDTGGL2VDOEA7LWE.jpg)
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.
Sponsored
Feb 18, 2019 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/U2NXQBSKVJGA3EYPO3HFJLDB44.jpg)
How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two
Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE.
Sponsored
Feb 15, 2019 at 8:15 a.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/7YSYBSPV2RGFRGXTRYB2JO7UDQ.jpg)
AMD Cites 'Absence' of GPU Sales to Crypto Miners in Q1 Estimate
AMD's revenue from cryptocurrency miners has seemingly gone dry, the company said in its Q4 earnings report.
Sponsored
Jan 29, 2019 at 10:34 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/WV6PUY3X6FDPTEVTVBLUEJFDEU.jpg)
This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency
A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.
Sponsored
Oct 24, 2018 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2018
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/TRR2AI6RQNH4NC5PTHSNA52FII.jpg)
A Solution to Crypto's 51% Attack? Fine Miners Before It Happens
After losing money during a 51 percent attack earlier this year, crypto project Horizen claims to have a solution to crypto's famed vulnerability.
Sponsored
Oct 10, 2018 at 12:59 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2018
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/BLNZRA2ATNDPBAI25IPW5WWMPM.jpg)
Coinbase Rolls Out System to Free Up Stuck Bitcoin Payments
Crypto exchange Coinbase has deployed a system aimed to automatically reduce delays in bitcoin payments arising from transaction fee volatility.
Sponsored
Oct 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2018
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/JB5TN3ONYZHZZE2YNRF3LWAKHI.jpg)
Before the 'Bomb' Hits: Why the Race Is on to Alter Ethereum's Economics
At least six proposals have been recently put forth, all of which could change the economics of the ethereum blockchain if enacted.
Sponsored
Aug 2, 2018 at 3:50 a.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2018
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/6Y22EIDZYZFSHCKMH26U7ZXVWU.png)
$1,999: GMO Reveals Details of Its New 7nm Bitcoin Miner
Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has revealed prices and specs for its new-from-the-ground-up bitcoin miner – the world's first based on a 7nm chip.
Sponsored
Jun 5, 2018 at 3:20 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2018