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BitFury Raises $20 Million to Power New ASIC Chip Development

BitFury has raised $20m in new funding to power further chip development and data centre expansion.

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Why Bitcoin Mining Can No Longer Ignore Moore’s Law

Bitcoin mining is overheating in more ways than one, turning ASIC makers into victims of their own success.

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ASIC Maker Seeks to Bring German Efficiency to Bitcoin Mining

German startup CoinBau talks to CoinDesk about its new, super-efficient bitcoin mining ASIC chip.

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CoinDesk Mining Roundup: BitFury's Latest Venture and a Global Scrypt Network

In this week's roundup: PeerNova gets new funding while BitFury enters the investment game with a new venture fund.

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Bitmain Releases Energy Efficient 478GH/s AntMiner S3

At 0.75 BTC, the AntMiner S3 claims to deliver up to 478GH/s while consuming 366W of electricity.

Bitmain AntMiner S3

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KnCMiner Unveils First 20nm Neptune Chips, Sets Shipping Date

Swedish cryptocurrency mining hardware developer KnCMinuter has received the first batch of its new 20nm ASICs.

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Details of New Spondoolies-Tech Bitcoin Mining ASIC Leaked Online

The document reveals more details about the RockerBox ASIC behind the company's SP-30 unit, "the most powerful miner available".

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CoinTerra Ships 5,000th TerraMiner, Offers 20% Discount

Mining hardware specialist CoinTerra has managed to ship its 5,000th TerraMiner just ten weeks after launching full-scale production.

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Alpha Technology Initiates Scrypt ASIC Tape-Out

Alpha Technology has a new development update and its Viper scrypt board seems to be making headway.

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Butterfly Labs Faces Class Action Suit Over Pre-Pay Orders

Bitcoin miner maker Butterfly Labs (BFL) is facing a class action suit, brought by customers from across the US.

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