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Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund
The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 23, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2020
Mining PoolsGovernanceDevelopmentBitcoin CashForks
btc mining
Markets
Security
Bitcoin's First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Jun 3, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2019
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ether, ethereum
Markets
Mining
Sparkpool to Freeze Mysterious 2,100 Ether Mining Payout for Now
Mining pool Sparkpool says it's temporarily freezing an unusually high mining payout worth $300,000 in case it was sent in error.
ether, ethereum
By Wolfie Zhao
Feb 20, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2019
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Research
Bitcoin Is Becoming More Decentralized, Indicates New Research
Bitcoin has become more decentralized by several measures, according to a research report from Canaccord Genuity Group.
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By Yogita Khatri
Feb 6, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2019
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Asus store
Markets
Mining
Asus Allows Gamers to Mine Crypto With Their Idle Graphics Cards
Taiwan-based tech giant Asus is now letting gamers use their graphics cards to earn a share of profits from cryptocurrency mining.
Asus store
By Yogita Khatri
Nov 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2018
MiningCloud MiningMining PoolsNewsAsusGPUs
eth btc
Markets
Ethereum
Bitmain's BTC.com Is Launching an Ethereum Mining Pool
BTC.com will now offer ethereum and ethereum classic mining pools, as well as a block explorer, the company announced Thursday.
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By Nikhilesh De
Aug 30, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2018
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Honeyminer
Markets
Startups
Honeyminer Signs Up 50K Users for Easy Crypto Mining App
Crypto newbies from around the world are now using their old laptops to earn bitcoin, according to statistics from the firm.
Honeyminer
By Leigh Cuen
Aug 10, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2018
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Markets
Mining
Meet Honeyminer: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Laptop Again
Honeyminer's downloadable app isn't the most profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, but it may be one of the easiest methods to date.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jul 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2018
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hong kong
Markets
Mining pools
Bitcoin Miner BTCC to Sell Stake in Pool for $17 Million
BTCC's mining pool has provisionally agreed to sell a large portion of its equity to a Hong Kong-based financial service firm for $17 million.
hong kong
By Wolfie Zhao
Jun 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2018
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BTC
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Cisco Claims New Patent Could Apply to Bitcoin Mining
A Cisco patent suggests that internet customers would be able to create a distributed mining pool through a proprietary cloud application.
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By Nikhilesh De
Apr 25, 2018 at 7:46 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2018
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