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New York's Governor Signs 2-Year Ban on New Proof-of-Work Mining

New York's Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Tuesday a two-year moratorium on new permits for proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in crypto regulation and what this means for the mining community.

By CoinDesk Staff

Nov 23, 2022 at 6:24 p.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2022

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Ethereum

Miner Chandler Guo Makes the Case for Backing Ethereum’s Fork

SEC’s plans for proof-of-stake regulation make Ethereum’s PoW fork even more attractive, says Chandler Guo. This story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 21, 2022 at 3:18 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2022

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Miner Chandler Guo Expects 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt

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Miner Chandler Guo Expects 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt

Some miners have turned to a proof of work Po W fork of Ethereum so they can continue mining Chandler Guo one of the fork’s strongest advocates explains why he thinks only 10 of miners using Po W to mine ETH Po W the token of the Ethereum Merge fork or ETC the token of [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 16, 2022 at 5:12 p.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2022

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Polygon Co-Founder Addresses Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork

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Polygon Co-Founder Addresses Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork

Ethereum’s proof-of-work fork will occur 24 hours following the Merge, according to a thread posted by Twitter account @EthereumPoW. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal explains why serious ecosystems aren’t focused on the PoW fork.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 15, 2022 at 4:19 p.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2022

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Defi

PoW Fork supported?; Making DeFi better

Why are some exchanges backing an ETH PoW fork? And how can we build better DeFi protocol? The answers to those questions and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 1, 2022 at 3:12 p.m. UTC

Sep 1, 2022

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Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It's 'Hard Work'

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Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It’s ‘Hard Work’

Ethereum miners will likely face an abrupt change after the network moves to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism from a proof-of-work (PoW) system. Prominent Ethereum miner Chandler Guo shares his insights into the mining business and why it’s “very hard work.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 12, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2022

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Chandler Guo Needs to Organize 'a Lot of People' for Ethereum Fork

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Chandler Guo Needs to Organize ‘a Lot of People’ for Ethereum Fork

Ethereum miner Chandler Guo supported Ethereum Classic (ETC), and now he supports ETHW, the potential native asset of the Ethereum Proof-of-Work (ETHPoW) fork. Guo weighs in on the similarities and differences between the two forks and why this time around, it’s more “difficult.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 12, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2022

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Can Lasers Make Bitcoin Mining More Eco Friendly?

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Can Lasers Make Bitcoin Mining More Eco Friendly?

As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week coverage, CoinDesk’s George Kaloudis presents a study suggesting that lasers could be used to create an “optical proof-of-work” consensus, potentially increasing the accessibility of mining and reducing energy consumption.

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 22, 2022 at 9:36 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2022

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