FTC: Butterfly Labs Held Back Shipments for Illicit Mining
The FTC has filed new documents in its case against Butterfly Labs, accusing it of mining using customer-purchased rigs.
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Sep 29, 2014 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
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Alpha Technology Viper Scrypt Miner Shipments Slip to October
Alpha Technology has confirmed that shipments of its Viper scrypt miner will not ship in September as planned.
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Sep 29, 2014 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
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MIT Students Challenge New Jersey State in Tidbit Legal Case
MIT students are challenging the State of New Jersey's demand to see the code of their bitcoin mining project.
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Sep 26, 2014 at 10:56 a.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2014
US Government Shuts Down Embattled Mining Firm Butterfly Labs
The Federal Trade Commission has shut down Butterfly Labs after a lengthy investigation into claims of fraud.
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Sep 23, 2014 at 3:48 p.m. UTC
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Mining Roundup: Litecoin's Milestone, Lab Rat's Lawsuit and BitFury's Board Boost
In this week's roundup, litecoin's hash rate jumps past 1 TH/s and Lab Rat faces a lawsuit.
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Sep 22, 2014 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2014
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Cryptocurrency Miners Turn to Exotic Cooling Systems as Competition Heats Up
Cryptocurrency miners are turning to specialised systems to gain an edge in an accelerating mining arms race.
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Sep 20, 2014 at 9:55 a.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2014
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How Discus Fish Became China's Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool
Chinese bitcoin mining pool Discus Fish opens up about regulation and its role in the bitcoin mining network.
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Sep 19, 2014 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
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CoinTerra Opens Pre-Orders for First 16nm Bitcoin ASIC
CoinTerra has announced its 16nm bitcoin ASIC miner, now available for pre- order, will ship in Q1.
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Sep 18, 2014 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
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DigitalBTC Partners With Cryptsy for Mining Platform Launch
DigitalBTC and Cryptsy are building a new platform called Mintsy that will offer tradable mining contracts.
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Sep 17, 2014 at 12:14 a.m. UTC
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Why Bitcoin Mining Can No Longer Ignore Moore’s Law
Bitcoin mining is overheating in more ways than one, turning ASIC makers into victims of their own success.
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Sep 14, 2014 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2014