Mining


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FTC: Butterfly Labs Held Back Shipments for Illicit Mining

The FTC has filed new documents in its case against Butterfly Labs, accusing it of mining using customer-purchased rigs.

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Alpha Technology Viper Scrypt Miner Shipments Slip to October

Alpha Technology has confirmed that shipments of its Viper scrypt miner will not ship in September as planned.

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MIT Students Challenge New Jersey State in Tidbit Legal Case

MIT students are challenging the State of New Jersey's demand to see the code of their bitcoin mining project.

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US Government Shuts Down Embattled Mining Firm Butterfly Labs

The Federal Trade Commission has shut down Butterfly Labs after a lengthy investigation into claims of fraud.

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Mining Roundup: Litecoin's Milestone, Lab Rat's Lawsuit and BitFury's Board Boost

In this week's roundup, litecoin's hash rate jumps past 1 TH/s and Lab Rat faces a lawsuit.

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Cryptocurrency Miners Turn to Exotic Cooling Systems as Competition Heats Up

Cryptocurrency miners are turning to specialised systems to gain an edge in an accelerating mining arms race.

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How Discus Fish Became China's Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool

Chinese bitcoin mining pool Discus Fish opens up about regulation and its role in the bitcoin mining network.

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CoinTerra Opens Pre-Orders for First 16nm Bitcoin ASIC

CoinTerra has announced its 16nm bitcoin ASIC miner, now available for pre- order, will ship in Q1.

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DigitalBTC Partners With Cryptsy for Mining Platform Launch

DigitalBTC and Cryptsy are building a new platform called Mintsy that will offer tradable mining contracts.

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Why Bitcoin Mining Can No Longer Ignore Moore’s Law

Bitcoin mining is overheating in more ways than one, turning ASIC makers into victims of their own success.

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