Mining 10/06/21 14:00 by Samuel Wan

Who Needs Coal When You Have Cow Dung? Cryptocurrency Mining Goes Brown

Proof-of-Work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining has been the subject of bad press in recent times. Critics argue that excessive energy consumption, and its use of fossil fuels, are wasteful and causing irre...
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Altcoins 28/04/21 02:00 by Samuel Wan

CNBC Gives Charlie Lee The Platform On The Benefits Of Litecoin Over Bitcoin

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee spoke on CNBC, explaining the differences between Litecoin and Bitcoin. He reiterated past comments on it being cheaper and faster. But, what’s interesting is that C...
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Mining 13/07/20 16:09 by Vincent Mislos

What Pundits Say Comes Next Following Bitcoin’s Booming Hash Rate

Despite numerous predictions about a mining death spiral after the halving, Bitcoin’s hash rate has set a new all-time high at 124 exahashes per second. Analyst Nick Chong said there is a variety o...
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Crypto 01/06/20 09:06 by Livine Sanchez

Are You a Crypto Noob? Here’s How to Catch Up Fast

The cryptocurrency industry is still in its early days. Most of the major blockchains are still evolving, general awareness about cryptocurrencies remains relatively low, and less than 10% of the wor...
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Mining 06/12/19 09:00 by Jamie Redman

Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO

Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. following Canaan’s recent Nasdaq listing and Bitmai...
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Crypto 02/12/19 17:40 by Jamie Redman

Vertcoin Network Sabotaged by Another 51% Attack

The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain was 51% attacked on Sunday, December 1, which saw 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 blocks from the attacker. This is the second time the ASIC resistant Vertcoin chain was a...
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