Miners


Marchés

For Crypto Miners, Bitcoin's Halving Could Mean a Doubling in Costs

To the operators of high-speed computers used to mine for bitcoin, the halving looks more like a doubling — of costs.

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Marchés

Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 6, 2020

With bitcoin headed back up towards $10,000, Markets Daily is back with a quick, time saving bitcoin-focused news roundup.

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Marchés

Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners

A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.

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Marchés

All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

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Marchés

Bitmain Announces New, More Efficient 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip

Bitmain Technologies has announced a new 7nm bitcoin mining processor that it says offers a big boost in energy efficiency.

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Marchés

How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two

Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE.

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AMD Cites 'Absence' of GPU Sales to Crypto Miners in Q1 Estimate

AMD's revenue from cryptocurrency miners has seemingly gone dry, the company said in its Q4 earnings report.

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This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency

A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.

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Technologies

A Solution to Crypto's 51% Attack? Fine Miners Before It Happens

After losing money during a 51 percent attack earlier this year, crypto project Horizen claims to have a solution to crypto's famed vulnerability.

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Marchés

Coinbase Rolls Out System to Free Up Stuck Bitcoin Payments

Crypto exchange Coinbase has deployed a system aimed to automatically reduce delays in bitcoin payments arising from transaction fee volatility.

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