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Mining Roundup: Rigs for Home Heating and a Bitcoin Backbone

Gavin Andresen addresses a next-generation mining network solution while CoinTerra and Spondoolies move new offerings to market.

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From Gold Rush to Arms Race: Why Bitcoin Mining is Heading North

As the mining industry evolves, the Arctic Circle is attracting broader interest from bitcoin companies.

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ASIC Maker Seeks to Bring German Efficiency to Bitcoin Mining

German startup CoinBau talks to CoinDesk about its new, super-efficient bitcoin mining ASIC chip.

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KnCMiner Enters Final Phase of Titan ASIC Chip Production

KnCMiner has announced that wafer encapsulation has begun on its Titan scrypt-mining chip.

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GAW Acquires $8 Million Stake in ZenMiner

The parent company of GAW Miners has acquired a controlling stake in ZenMiner for $8m.

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Mining Roundup: ROCKMINER Audit and a Hobby Rig Far, Far Away

In this week's roundup: BitFury leadership expansion, ROCKMINER's new audit and spotlight on a unique hobby rig.

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Hackers Reroute ISP Traffic to Steal $83k in Bitcoins

Attackers have managed to reroute internet traffic from numerous internet service providers (ISPs) to steal bitcoins and altcoins.

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GHash Mining Pool Generates $250 Million in Bitcoin in One Year

Bitcoin mining pool operator GHash.io has generated roughly 400,000 BTC in just over 12 months of operation.

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HashPlex Launches Hydropowered Miner Hosting Facility

HashPlex has officially launched its new purpose-built and environmentally friendly mining hardware-hosting facility in Seattle.

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BitFury Announces Hosted Mining Services for Business Customers

One of bitcoin's biggest mining infrastructure providers, BitFury, has launched a new hosted mining service for business customers.

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