Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Has Big Plans for Small Texas Town
A sleepy Texas town is set to reinvigorate the local economy thanks to a multimillion-dollar project to build a cryptocurrency mining and data center in place of a recently closed coal...
World’s First Bitcoin Mining TV Launched by Canaan
Canaan creative have launched what they claim is the world’s first bitcoin mining television set, the ‘AvalonMiner Inside’. The world’s second largest...
Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Worth $12 Billion After Latest Funding...
Bitmain, the Bitcoin mining behemoth, is now reportedly valued at $12 billion. This new valuation comes after the company closed a $400 million Series B funding round. Bitmain, which...
Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Set for $1 Billion IPO in Hong Kong
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Canaan Creative is gearing up for a $1 billion IPO in Hong Kong. The Chinese Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer had earlier announced plans for an...
5 Ways to Solve the Bitcoin Mining Energy Crisis
There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about how much energy Bitcoin mining uses and its potential impact on the environment. Today we explore just how much energy Bitcoin...
Is Cloud Mining Dead? Meet the Alternatives
Cloud Mining is losing popularity in the cryptosphere. Meet three alternatives that are giving cloud mining companies a run for their money! Cryptocurrency Mining Landscape &...
5 Companies Set to Profit From The Cryptocurrency Gold Rush
Nvidia, AMD, Intel and Micron as makers of hardware mining tools, such as GPUs and ASIC-based mining solutions, are tapped to profit the most from the new internet gold rush. Heigh-Ho...
Bug or Feature? Bitmain’s ‘Misunderstanding’...
Following the AsicBoost controversy, Bitmain has now responded to the accusations of having purposefully programmed a backdoor into the firmware of multiple Antminer models. ...
ASICBOOST: Bitmain to Respond ‘Soon’ to Exploit...
Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu has vowed to respond ‘soon’ to accusations the miner is exploiting a Bitcoin vulnerability to manipulate mining. Bitmain, Vulnerability Outing...
Review: Bitmain AntMiner S9 First 16nm ASIC to Market Miner
Bitmain has long led the industry not only in ASIC development but also in making sure they are available to more than just a few big customers. The other hallmark of Bitmain is they...
Bitmain’s Antminer S9 Announced at 14 th/s Using 16nm ASICs
Bitmain has just released the specifications and a rough shipping time frame of the long-awaited Antminer S9 using the new 16nm process for the ASIC. Also Read: Bitmain Adds...
BW Delays Public Sale of 14nm Bitcoin ASIC Miners
BW, one of the world’s leading Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturers, have posted an update regarding the status of their 14nm mining chip. As mining chips become smaller, they...