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Mining Pools

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Mining
Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild to Close Over BitLicense Concerns
Bitcoin mining pool BTC Guild is shutting down later this month, and its operator has cited the BitLicense finalization as a major factor.
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By Stan Higgins
Jun 16, 2015 at 4:16 a.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2015
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Research Tracks Bitcoin Mining from Hobby to Big Business
New research from New York University uncovers how mining has changed from a solo activity to an industry dominated by powerful groups of miners.
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By Joon Ian Wong
Mar 5, 2015 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2015
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Bitcoin Mining Pools Attack When Threatened, Study Finds
Researchers have investigated the conditions under which bitcoin mining pools will attack one another or co-exist peacefully.
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By Joon Ian Wong
Jan 2, 2015 at 10:05 p.m. UTC
Jan 2, 2015
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China
BTC China's New Pool Mines 3,325 BTC in Five Weeks
BTC China's recently launched mining pool has already produced over $1.2m-worth of bitcoin, the company says.
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By Jon Southurst
Dec 2, 2014 at 1:20 p.m. UTC
Dec 2, 2014
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The Bitcoin Mining Arms Race: GHash.io and the 51% Issue
Tensions have eased following the mining industry's summit, but we're still in an ASIC arms race, argues Jon Matonis.
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By Jon Matonis
Jul 17, 2014 at 3:20 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2014
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Bitcoin protocol
Are 51% Attacks a Real Threat to Bitcoin?
While mining pools offer better returns for miners, they have caused concerns over their power over the bitcoin network.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Jun 20, 2014 at 10:42 a.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2014
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Cloud Hashing CEO on Hardware, Network Growth and the Threat of Pools
Emmanuel Abiodun describes his flexible attitude to mining hardware and says big pools are nothing to worry about.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 2, 2014 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2014
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Mining
DirectPool Aims To Prevent 51% Attack with Community-First Mining Pool Approach
DirectPool has launched with the goal differentiating itself from other mining pools with a community emphasis.
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By Tom Sharkey
Mar 21, 2014 at 7:52 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2014
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Coin Miners Dogged By Mining Pool Security Flaws
Distributed denial-of-service attacks have posed an increasingly severe and frustrating problem for mining pools in recent weeks.
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By Pete Rizzo
Mar 2, 2014 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2014
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Bitcoin Miners Ditch Ghash.io Pool Over Fears of 51% Attack
Bitcoin miners around the world are leaving Ghash.io, following a significant increase in the pool’s hash share.
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By Nermin Hajdarbegovic
Jan 9, 2014 at 2:29 p.m. UTC
Jan 9, 2014
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