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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Dec 2, 2014 at 1:20 p.m. UTC
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Spondoolies-Tech CEO Talks New ASICs and a 'Blockchain Lottery' Device
Spondoolies CEO Guy Corem talks to CoinDesk about two of the firm's upcoming mining chips and its novel 'blockchain lottery' device.
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Dec 1, 2014 at 1:49 p.m. UTC
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BitFury Adds Samsung Strategy Chief to Advisor Board
BitFury has announced that president and chief strategy officer for Samsung Electronics Young Sohn has joined its advisory board.
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Nov 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
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The Blockchain Lottery: How Miners Are Rewarded
In this excerpt from the book 'Bitcoin for the Befuddled', the authors explain the process of how bitcoin miners are rewarded for their work.
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Nov 23, 2014 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
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Chinese Bitcoin Mining Alliance Denounces Ponzi Schemes in Transparency Push
Five major China-based bitcoin mining companies have formed a "transparency alliance" to combat "ponzi schemes" and other illicit market actors.
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Nov 20, 2014 at 8:46 p.m. UTC
Nov 20, 2014
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Mining Roundup: Bitmain's Mining Pool Push and a HashFast Auction
This week, Bitmain launches a mining pool, GAWMiners announces Vaultbreaker delays and a court decides to auction HashFast's assets.
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Nov 20, 2014 at 1:01 p.m. UTC
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KnCMiner Plans 16nm Bitcoin Mining ASIC Launch in 2015
Cryptocurrency mining hardware designer KnCMiner is planning to deploy its next generation ASICs in early 2015.
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Nov 18, 2014 at 9:10 p.m. UTC
Nov 18, 2014
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Can Hobbyist Bitcoin Miners Still Make a Buck?
Bitcoin's low price is making things tough for hobbyist miners. Should they ditch the rig and buy bitcoins instead?
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Nov 8, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
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Gallery: Fire Destroys Thai Bitcoin Mining Facility
A 5-megawatt bitcoin mining farm in Thailand was destroyed in a massive fire earlier this week.
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Nov 6, 2014 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2014
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FTC Granted Approval to Sell Off Butterfly Labs’ Bitcoins
The FTC has secured court authority to begin converting Butterfly Labs’ bitcoin holdings into cash reserves.
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Nov 4, 2014 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2014