Mining Pools
Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund
The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed.
Bitcoin's First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.
Sparkpool to Freeze Mysterious 2,100 Ether Mining Payout for Now
Mining pool Sparkpool says it's temporarily freezing an unusually high mining payout worth $300,000 in case it was sent in error.
Bitcoin Is Becoming More Decentralized, Indicates New Research
Bitcoin has become more decentralized by several measures, according to a research report from Canaccord Genuity Group.
Asus Allows Gamers to Mine Crypto With Their Idle Graphics Cards
Taiwan-based tech giant Asus is now letting gamers use their graphics cards to earn a share of profits from cryptocurrency mining.
Bitmain's BTC.com Is Launching an Ethereum Mining Pool
BTC.com will now offer ethereum and ethereum classic mining pools, as well as a block explorer, the company announced Thursday.
Honeyminer Signs Up 50K Users for Easy Crypto Mining App
Crypto newbies from around the world are now using their old laptops to earn bitcoin, according to statistics from the firm.
Meet Honeyminer: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Laptop Again
Honeyminer's downloadable app isn't the most profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, but it may be one of the easiest methods to date.
Bitcoin Miner BTCC to Sell Stake in Pool for $17 Million
BTCC's mining pool has provisionally agreed to sell a large portion of its equity to a Hong Kong-based financial service firm for $17 million.
Cisco Claims New Patent Could Apply to Bitcoin Mining
A Cisco patent suggests that internet customers would be able to create a distributed mining pool through a proprietary cloud application.
