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Coders Renew Efforts to Fork Mining Giant Bitmain Off Siacoin Blockchain

Coders on a smaller cryptocurrency protocol are showing why expansion might not be so easy for Bitmain, a mining giant that's soon to file for an IPO.

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Crypto Unicorn Bitmain Weighs $18 Billion IPO, One of World's Largest

Bitmain is going public in China. The IPO might make it one of the most valuable startups, cryptocurrency or not, to ever debut on the public markets.

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Attacker Installs Crypto Mining Malware on Over 170,000 Devices

Coinhive was installed on more than 170,000 devices in Brazil last month.

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GMO's Cryptocurrency Business Made $2.3 Million Profit in Q2

After a net loss reported in Q1, the Japanese IT giant says it made an 11 percent profit through its crypto business this last quarter.

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Another US County Hits Pause on Crypto Mining Power Requests

Franklin, Washington State, is the latest U.S. county to have suspended new utility applications from crypto mining farms over spiking power demands.

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Google Bans Crypto Mining Apps from Play Store

Google has now joined Apple in banning cryptocurrency mining applications from its mobile app store. 

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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.

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TSMC Says Crypto Mining Demand Will Fall in Q3

Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC said Thursday that it expects demand for cryptocurrency mining-related products to cool.

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Vietnam Inches Closer to Suspending Imports of Cryptocurrency Miners

The country's central bank has agreed to a proposed suspension of cryptocurrency miner imports, a local new source reported on Thursday.

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Mining Malware Now a Bigger Threat Than Ransomware, Says Report

Illicit crypto-miners and ransomware have swapped places in popularity among cybercriminals, says a security firm.

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