Bitmain’s Mining Empire Takes a knock as They Cut Back on Capacity by 88 Percent
May 8, 2019
Bitmain, traditionally one of the biggest cryptocurrency mining operations, has revealed that are generating 88 percent less computing power than a month ago, suggesting that the industry giant has cut back on capacity.
It is no…
Crypto Mining Malware Has Plummeted Since Coinhive Closure
April 27, 2019
Along with crypto prices, mining malware has also tanked
recently but not because of the bear market. According to new research the
chances of your browser being hijacked are far lower now that one major crypto
scourge has gone…
Report: Bitmain to Launch 200,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in China
March 22, 2019
According to a report published by CoinDesk on Mazar. 21, cryptocurrency mining conglomerate Bitmain is looking to launch up to 200,000 new mining rigs in China, at a conservatively estimated cost of $80 million.
The move will…
Ripple CTO Bashes PoW, Claims Bitcoin (BTC) Isn't Safe
March 9, 2019
Ripple CTO: XRP > Bitcoin In Attack Prevention
For those longest time, a battle has raged between proponents of the XRP Ledger and the Bitcoin blockchain. The latter group scored a win recently, as the co-host of the Unhashed…
Ethereum Anti-ASIC Protocol Delayed As Crypto Developers Mull
February 2, 2019
Ethereum Developers Delay ProgPoW Activation
Per previous reports from this outlet, early last month, Ethereum (ETH) developers convened in a meeting that glossed over a number of subjects, including the network’s ASIC-resistant…
Sapphire Introduces New GPU Designed to Mine Grincoin
January 25, 2019
Grincoin seems to be on the right track towards being one of the most important cryptocurrencies on the global market cap. Its technology and the enthusiasm of the community has led developers and hardware manufacturers to put their…
Monero Top Coin For Crypto Criminals, 5% of Total Supply Lost to Malware
January 10, 2019
Cryptocurrency mining malware took over from ransomware and other forms of malware last year as the top scourge of the internet. It comes as no surprise that Monero is still the coin of choice for crypto criminals looking to pilfer…
Litecoin (LTC) Creator, Charlie Lee: If A Crypto Cannot be 51% Attacked, it is Not Decentralized
January 9, 2019
Right after news broke that the Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency had been the victim of a 51% attack, one twitter user by the name of Crypto Tesla noted that a cryptocurrency has to be open for such attacks if it were to remain…
