Bitcoin Mining Hardware Arms Race Heats Up as Network Hashrate Surges Past 1.8 Exahash in Late 2016
The Hardware/Software Landscape November 2016 marks a turning point in the Bitcoin mining industry as a new generation of ASIC […]
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Crypto mining, staking rewards, and network security
Zclassic Emerges as Miner-Focused Alternative to Zcash After Founder Reward Controversy
Just nine days after Zcash launched its highly anticipated privacy-focused blockchain, the cryptocurrency community witnessed its first major ideological split.
Bitcoin Network Hash Rate Approaches 2 Exahash Milestone as Industrial Mining Surges
The Bitcoin network is approaching a historic computational milestone as its total hash rate nears 2 exahashes per second in
Bitmain Unveils Plans for Massive 135MW Bitcoin Mining Data Center in Xinjiang, China
Beijing-based Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has announced plans to construct one of the world’s largest data centers dedicated to cryptocurrency
Zcash Mining Goes Live: How the Privacy Coin Launch Reshapes the Mining Landscape
The Hardware/Software Landscape The final days of October 2016 bring a dramatic shift in the cryptocurrency mining ecosystem as Zcash
Zcash Mining Launch Shakes Up Crypto Landscape as Zero-Knowledge Proofs Meet GPU Miners on October 28, 2016
The Bitcoin blockchain has long been celebrated as a decentralized ledger for financial transactions, but by November 2016, something unexpected
Three Months After the Halving: How Bitcoin Miners Are Adapting to the 12.5 BTC Reward Era
The Hardware/Software Landscape On July 9, 2016, Bitcoin underwent its second halving event, reducing the block reward from 25 BTC
Gem Deploys GemOS Blockchain Platform to Revolutionize Healthcare Data Management
Blockchain technology takes another step beyond cryptocurrency markets as Gem, a blockchain infrastructure company, officially deploys its GemOS platform at
Bitcoin Miners Navigate Post-Halving Reality Three Months After Block Reward Slashes to 12.5 BTC
Three months after Bitcoin’s second halving sliced block rewards from 25 to 12.5 BTC, the mining industry is settling into
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Rises for Fourth Time Since July Halving as Network Hashrate Defies Bearish Predictions
Just over two months after the second Bitcoin halving cut block rewards from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC, the network’s