A firm from Australia that uses renewable energy to mine Bitcoin (among other businesses) has raised two times the intended capital in a recent round.
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Data shows miners are “accumulating” as Bitcoin falls to $44,000
Bitcoin markets saw a drastic correction over the last week which carried over to the weekend.
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Nvidia bets big on Ethereum mining with new dedicated graphic chip
The chipmaker was overwhelmed by the massive use of its graphic chips by Ethereum and Bitcoin miners in 2017.
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Bitcoin energy debate resurfaces with calls for ‘green hackers’ to attack network
“If you’re not a green hacker, and you’re not doing it for the planet, you can also do it for the money: by speculating downward on the price of Bitcoin before launching attacks.”
Bitcoin blockchain’s hash rate hits new all-time high
The mean hash rate of the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain—or the total computational power dedicated to mining—reached a new all-time high of over 176 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Friday, according to crypto metrics platform Glassnode.
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California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin’s Q4 Rally
The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017.
Gold could get ‘GameStopped’ next, says Cameron Winklevoss
The ongoing silver price rally, allegedly sparked by retail traders from Reddit, could “tell us just how bullshit precious metals markets are,” said crypto exchange Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss last Sunday.
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IoT growth, partnerships, ease of mining drive Helium (HNT) price higher
Helium’s token soars to a new all-time high as the number of active nodes increases and the community begins making key governance decisions.
Iranian hackers use cryptojacker to bypass sanctions, says report
Cybersecurity firm SophosLabs has traced MrbMiner, a new cryptojacking virus that primarily targets powerful database servers, back to a small software company in Iran, according to a report published yesterday.
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Minority Mining Pools Threaten to Collude Against Contentious Ethereum Update
A small band of Ethereum miners are trying to pick off larger mining pools’ subscribers in a bid to shoot down EIP 1559.