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Tech Giant GMO Wants to Help You Mine Zcash – For a Cut

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has made another move into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a GPU mining client for zcash.

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Bitmain By the Numbers: An Inside Look at a Bitcoin Mining Empire

For the first time, the crypto community is getting a close look at Bitmain's financials.

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Momentum Is Building to Block Big Miners from Ethereum's Blockchain

Several ethereum miners and developers have come forward in the hope of halting ASICs from effectively operating on the ethereum network.

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Bitmain CEO Announces New 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip

Bitman has launched a new 7nm ASIC processor that it says will soon be powering a new range of its Antminer mining machines.

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Just a Cycle? Big Bitcoin Miners Stay Positive in Face of Market Slump

Executives from several bitcoin mining firms have said at Consensus Singapore that they are not concerned by current low crypto prices.

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Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network

Amid crypto's war on ASICs, the Grin community is taking a new approach – shut them out for a limited time with consistent hard forks.

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Inside Bitewei: The New Bitcoin Miner Being Hailed as a Serious Bitmain Rival

A startup seeking to rival mining giant Bitmain is gaining a reputation as a firm that could disrupt the balance in crypto's most lucrative sector.

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Iran's Recognition of Crypto Mining Prompts Local Bitcoin Price Spike

The Iranian government has recognized bitcoin mining as a lawful activity, briefly sending bitcoin prices to record levels at the country's exchanges.

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A Phone Call Could Change Ethereum's Future – And It's Happening Today

Tension is building ahead of an ethereum developer meeting, where a diverse set of stakeholders will be weighing in on contentious changes.

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Threats Fly As Fight Over Siacoin's Crypto Mining 'Kill Switch' Intensifies

A cryptocurrency community is devolving into infighting amid a controversy that has ensnared its creator and the founder of two of its key startups.

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