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Vitalik Opposes Fork to Disable Ethereum ASICs

The creator of ethereum is coming out against a proposal that would find the network altering its software to defend against powerful new miners.

Washington State's Chelan County shut down three rogue cryptocurrency mining operations due to the power draw and safety risk.

Par Nikhilesh De4 avr. 2018

After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use.

Google said Monday it is banning cryptocurrency mining extensions from the Chrome Web Store after a flood of submissions that violated its policies.

Companies using cheap electricity to mine cryptocurrencies at industrial complexes in South Korea have reportedly been arrested by police.

Par Wolfie Zhao2 avr. 2018

Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.

Par Nikhilesh De29 mars 2018

The latest version of AMD's Adrenalin Edition driver for its Radeon processors fixes an issue impacting blockchain processes.

Par Nikhilesh De27 mars 2018

Two former Crimean government employees were fined 30,000 rubles each for using official resources to mine bitcoin.

Big miners are eying monero as a next money-maker. The only problem? Developers are taking steps to keep them out entirely.

Quebec is temporarily suspending new cryptomining operations from setting up facilities in its low-cost power region.