#Cryptocurrency Mining

All about cryptocurrency mining, including Bitcoin and other digital currencies. News on mining in China, Russia, Ukraine, and globally. Learn what cryptocurrency mining is and how it works.

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ForkLog 22 18.08.2020

Floods in China knock the hash rate of the largest Bitcoin mining pools

Heavy rains in Sichuan province led to a decline in the hash rate of leading Bitcoin mining pools. Companies are forced to shut down equipment and evacuate staff, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 37 17.08.2020

Bitcoin hash rate hits a record high

Bitcoin network hash rate has reached a record high, surpassing 129 EH/s. Over the past month, this metric rose by 14%, according to Blockchain.com.

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ForkLog 45 16.08.2020

Layer1, a mining company, accused of patent infringement

Lancium, a company specialising in energy-demand management, accused Layer1 of patent infringement over its adopted demand-response model for electricity, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 27 14.08.2020

Bitmain to supply US-listed Marathon Patent Group with ASIC miners for $23 million

American mining company Marathon Patent Group, listed on Nasdaq, signed a long-term contract with Bitmain to purchase 10,500 Antminer S-19 Pro ASIC miners for $23 million.

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ForkLog 9 12.08.2020

Dagestan miners siphon nearly 2 million rubles’ worth of electricity from Rosseti

«Rosseti North Caucasus» identified several illegally connected mining farms, according to the company’s website.

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ForkLog 39 11.08.2020

Riot Blockchain mined 508 BTC in the first half of the year

Riot Blockchain, the US mining company, said that in the first half of the year it mined 508 BTC (about $5.8 million at the time of writing).

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ForkLog 23 10.08.2020

Opinion: China Will Lose Its Dominance in Bitcoin Mining

Casa's chief technology officer Jameson Lopp laid out arguments for a possible loss of China's leadership in cryptocurrency mining, including cheaper electricity and the organisation of chip production outside Asia.

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ForkLog 10 07.08.2020

In Bishkek, authorities uncover a large illegal mining farm.

In one of the hangars within the Bishkek Special Economic Zone (SEZ), employees of the State Service for Combating Economic Crimes of Kyrgyzstan (GSBEP) uncovered an illegal mining farm.

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ForkLog 12 07.08.2020

Study finds about one-third of electricity used to mine cryptocurrencies goes to altcoins

Bitcoin mining accounts for 66% of the total energy consumption used to mine the 20 largest cryptocurrencies. The data come from a Munich Technical University study published in Joule.

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ForkLog 23 06.08.2020

Bitmain Delays Miner Shipments Amid Internal Company Dispute

Bitmain delayed deliveries on orders placed in June–July to autumn.

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ForkLog 19 05.08.2020

How to Invest in Mining and the Associated Risks

The Bitcoin mining industry is drawing the attention of traditional and venture investors. With the advent of synthetic assets and hash-rate-based financial instruments, there are more investment options in mining.

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ForkLog 10 03.08.2020

Over five years, Ethereum transactions total $1 trillion

Since Ethereum's inception in July 2015, the cumulative value transferred through its network has reached $986 billion. The Block reports this, citing data from analytics firm CoinMetrics.

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