Mining


Markets

Malware Uses Victims' Machines to Mine Bitcoin Until Ransom is Paid

A curious new hybrid of bitcoin-mining malware and ransomware has been discovered infecting PCs.

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Markets

The CoinDesk Mining Roundup: Alydian, Dogecoin and Cloud Mining

The globe's most important mining news, featuring: bad news for Alydian, dogecoin gets inflation, and new ways to mine.

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Markets

KnCMiner Offers 'Plan B' in Case of Neptune Miner Delivery Delay

'Plan B' will help compensate customers if setbacks occur for the company’s 20nm chip, due out later this year.

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Tech

Butterfly Labs Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over Unfulfilled Order

The maker of high-end ASIC miners is facing a lawsuit over a costly order that never got shipped.

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Markets

Marc Andreessen Predicts Bitcoin Will Change Chip Design Forever

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen believes digital currencies will transform the way we design processors.

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Markets

CoinTerra Battles With Performance Issues and Security Breach

CoinTerra’s TerraMiner IV units are about 20% slower and consume 20% more power than originally promised.

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Policy

FinCEN Declares Bitcoin Miners, Investors Aren't Money Transmitters

FinCEN stated that virtual currency miners and investors aren't subject to money transmitting laws.

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Tech

CoinTerra Ships First Terahash Bitcoin Mining Rig

CoinTerra announced today it had finally started shipping its highly anticipated terahash-class TerraMiner IV professional mining rigs.

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Markets

Video Cards Drive First-Day Sales Surge For TigerDirect

Video cards, power units, tablets and Xbox units drove first-day bitcoin sales for TigerDirect.

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Markets

CoinSeed Announces $5 Million Investment in BitFury Mining Gear

Investment fund CoinSeed announced that it has acquired $5m worth of BitFury’s 55 nanometre bitcoin hardware.

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