Tag: mining
2019: A Happy – and New – Year for crypto-conmen and thieves so far
The bubbly is unmistakably all around as experts and security -industry players take stock of new crypto-threats and malware attacks gaining steam...
The activity of bitcoin miners has increased by more than 30% since the end...
Miners seem to have recovered from the losses incurred due to the collapse of the cryptocurrency market in 2018, and increased productivity...
Norwegian miners will lose electricity price privileges
The authorities of Norway approved the budget for 2019, in which there are no subsidizing energy tariffs for miners.
As Forbes publication clarifies, citing the...
The sharp decline in Bitcoin hash rate
According to eToro's senior market analyst Mati Greenspan, the current bitcoin hashrate is the lowest since August of this year.
Some may think that this...
Despite the “harsh external environment”, GMO’s crypto business remains profitable
The Japanese company GMO Internet published its financial indicators for the third quarter, in which it showed the profitability of its cryptocurrency businesses, despite...
Crypto mining has become more expensive than gold mining
American scientists compared the cost of electricity for mining and metal mining.
It turned out that it is more expensive to mine cryptocurrency. This was...
Bitmain announced the date of sale of 7-nm ASIC Antminer S15 and T15
Bitmain, the Chinese giant of bitcoin mining, announced two new ASIC miners of the Antminer series, equipped with 7-nm chips. On her Twitter, Bitmain...
New regulations of cryptocurrency in Spain
The Spanish authorities want to restore order in the cryptocurrency industry and force all citizens to provide information about their digital assets.
The corresponding bill...
Updated firmware Antminer s9 from Bitmain activates AsicBoost
The Chinese mining giant Bitmain has introduced a new firmware for Antminer s9, which activates the AsicBoost cryptocurrency mining optimization algorithm. In addition, a...
Disappointed by crypto jacking, hackers returned to ransomware
Malwarebytes experts believe that the ransomware became the favourite method of crypto hackers once again, although in the recent past they preferred crypto jacking. Experts...
