Mining


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Coin Miners Dogged By Mining Pool Security Flaws

Distributed denial-of-service attacks have posed an increasingly severe and frustrating problem for mining pools in recent weeks.

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CoinTerra Ships 1,000th Miner, Powers 6% of Bitcoin Network

Over the course of four weeks the company's miners accounted for 1.7 petahash of bitcoin mining performance.

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Penn State Students Launch Bitcoin Club with Grand Ambitions

The founders say there’s more to digital currencies than personal profit. How about a little philanthropy?

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Meet DopaMINE, the Boutique GPU Mining Chassis

With this product, Red Harbinger has created a boutique mining chassis market, but should miners buy one?

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Tech

What it Takes to Design the Next Big Thing in Mining Hardware

We ask Butterfly Labs what it takes to build successive generations of bitcoin miners in such a fast-paced industry.

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CoinTerra to Release GSX I Water-Cooled PCIe Bitcoin Mining Card

The GSX I is a 400 GH/s unit that consumes 400 watts of power, priced at $1,599.

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New Jersey Case Could Set Restrictive Precedent for Bitcoin Businesses

New Jersey law enforcement is seeking to stop one innovative bitcoin startup, on the basis of protecting consumers.

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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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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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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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