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Mining Pools

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Antpool Adds Support for Siacoin Mining Amid Bitmain Miner Launch
AntPool adds support for the siacoin token, as the mining pool's parent firm, Bitmain, launches a device that can mine it.
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By Wolfie Zhao
Jan 18, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2018
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Lightning's Next Act: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining?
Could the same mechanisms used in the Lightning Network have the unintended benefit of also decentralizing mining?
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By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 8, 2017 at 8:20 a.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2017
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Research
Monopoly-Resistant Mining? Paper Claims Bitcoin Centralization Fears Overblown
A new paper suggests bitcoin mining may naturally resist centralization – a finding with potential implications for the long simmering scaling debate.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 1, 2017 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2017
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F2Pool Reneges: Bitcoin Pool Pulls Segwit2x Support Over Hard Fork
Controversial scaling proposal, Segwit2x has lost Chinese mining pool, F2Pool's support over its timeline for a 2MB hard fork.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 31, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2017
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Bitcoin protocol
It's Official: Segregated Witness Will Activate on Bitcoin
Passing a key threshold on Wednesday, the bitcoin network will soon be upgraded with a long in-development code change.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 8, 2017 at 6:56 p.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2017
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SegWit Lock-In: What the Tech Milestone Means for Bitcoin
SegWit is on par to lock-in today. Miners are embracing the scaling upgrade, but there's still time before users are able to take advantage.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 8, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2017
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Mining pools
Bitcoin Cash Block Production Accelerates as Mining Difficulty Adjusts
After a few difficulty adjustments, blocks on the bitcoin cash blockchain are now being mined more steadily.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 4, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 4, 2017
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Startups Brace for Bitcoin Cash Fork in Wave of Policy Updates
Industry startups face tricky decisions as a new cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash, moves to split off from the main bitcoin network next week.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Jul 29, 2017 at 12:05 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2017
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ViaBTC Claims Neutrality Ahead of Bitcoin Cash's Likely Launch
A controversial mining pool arguably at the center of bitcoin's upcoming Bitcoin Cash fork is opening up about its position and global perception.
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By Pete Rizzo
Jul 29, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2017
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