Mining


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FINRA Fines Ex-Merrill Lynch Investment Adviser Over Crypto Mining Sideline

U.S. self-regulatory organization FINRA has fined and suspended an investment adviser over undeclared cryptocurrency mining activities.

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Crypto Miners’ Electricity Shouldn’t Be Subsidized: Iranian Energy Minister

Low electricity costs make Iran a popular mining destination. That could change.

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Bitcoin's First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding

The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.

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China Authorities Probe Alleged Illegal Bitcoin Mining Sites at Hydro Plants

Authorities in Sichuan province are reportedly probing into local bitcoin mining farms that may have been constructed without official approval.

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Australian Government Employee Charged With Mining Crypto at Work

A 33-year-old Australian IT contractor has been charged after he allegedly mined cryptocurrency on government computer systems.

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Bloq Labs' Titan Aims to Simplify Crypto Farming

Titan is a one-step crypto miner management system from Bloq Labs.

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All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

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Desktop Crypto Mining App Honeyminer Comes to MacOS

HoneyMiner, the desktop-based crypto miner, now works on MacOS.

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Fundamental Labs Fund to Invest $44 Million in Brand-New Bitcoin Miners

A bitcoin mining fund is investing $44 million in brand-new hardware, a longer-term bet than most are making.

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London-Listed Argo Blockchain Adds 1,000 Miners in Bid to Salvage Stock Price

Struggling crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain says it's expecting to break even in the second quarter after an investment in new equipment.

Balaci’s testimony indicates that BitClub never ran the lucrative bitcoin mining pools it lured victim investors with. (Shutterstock)