Bitcoin Mining Experiences Worst Year in Half a Decade
Bitcoin miners held a stunning competition in 2019, lifting both the hashrate and difficulty to all-time highs. But it turns out for significant stretches, mining pools absorbed...
Bitmain Fights Rumors by Launching New ASIC Chip
As Bitmain’s IPO date approaches, negative news involving the company could add up. The CEO of Bitmain, Jihan Wu, countered the pessimism by launching a brand new “algorithm...
Marathon Launches Massive Bitcoin Mining Operation in Quebec
Bitcoin mining operations have officially commenced today at Marathon Patent Group, Inc.’s new mining facility in Quebec, Canada. Marathon, and a Sprint Marathon Patent Group...
Bitmain and Investors Announce 135 Megawatt State of The Art Data Center
Bitmain has just announced a partnership with many investors and is in the midst of building a 135-watt data center. The data center will house many different companies and is located...
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...