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Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Crypto Mining Chips

Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips after reports earlier this week.

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Samsung Is Now Building Bitcoin Mining Chips, Report Says

Samsung is manufacturing bitcoin mining chips in partnership with an unidentified Chinese firm, according to an Asian news report.

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Here Comes the Pickaxe Race: Bitcoin Mining Jumps to GPU

Early bitcoin entrepreneur Alex Waters looks back at what was lost as the network's mining 'arms race' escalated.

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New Bitcoin ASIC to be 'Most Power-Efficient’ on Public Market

Mining hardware maker Bitmain has claimed its new bitcoin ASIC will be the most power efficient chip available to the public.

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Dutch Scrypt Mining Company Declared Bankrupt

Scrypt mining company Mining ASICs Technologies (MAT) has been declared bankrupt by a Maastricht, Netherlands, judge.

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Bitcoin Price Decline Sparks Rare Mining Difficulty Drop

Following a period of stagnant pricing, bitcoin mining difficulty has decreased for the first time in two years.

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Spondoolies-Tech CEO Talks New ASICs and a 'Blockchain Lottery' Device

Spondoolies CEO Guy Corem talks to CoinDesk about two of the firm's upcoming mining chips and its novel 'blockchain lottery' device.

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KnCMiner Plans 16nm Bitcoin Mining ASIC Launch in 2015

Cryptocurrency mining hardware designer KnCMiner is planning to deploy its next generation ASICs in early 2015.

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Spondoolies-Tech Takes Aim at BitFury With $5 Million Funding Round

Israeli bitcoin mining firm Spondoolies-Tech has raised $5m in new venture funding as part of its ongoing Series B.

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ASIC Design Firm Alchip to Debut on Taiwan Stock Exchange

Alchip Technologies, which designs processors for bitcoin mining hardware, will be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange next week.

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