Mining

Co-Founder and CEO of Blockstream Adam Back believes that Bitcoin could reach $300,000 in five years due to the current economic situation worldwide. In an interview, he also refuted the recent claims that he is the mysterious person behind BTC – Satoshi Nakamoto.Bitcoin To $300,000 By 2025?In his recent interview with Bloomberg, the popular cryptocurrency proponent admitted that he is mining bitcoins, but he’s not selling them. The reason why Back is not disposing of his coins could be...

Diese Meldung, so skurril sie tönt, ist wahr und erschien tatsächlich gestern in der South China Post. Eine Ölfirma in der nordchinesischen Stadt Daqin hatte die Polizei gerufen, nachdem die Stromzufuhr nicht konstant funktionierte. Die lokale Polizei entdeckte dann auf einem Feld mysteriöse Grabhügel.Die findigen Beamten entdeckten dann Zugänge zu diesen Hügeln und darin Bitcoin Mining Geräte, welche...

Asteroidenbergbau oder auch Weltraumbergbau bezeichnet Konzepte für Abbauverfahren von Rohstoffen im Weltraum. Für lange Zeit war das Science Fiction, eine Idee für Romane und Filme: Bergbau im All. Neue Raumfahrtprogramme haben den Wettlauf ums All und vor allem um die Rohstoffe aus em All neu lanciert. Insbesondere die Erdnahen Asteroiden-Gürtel sind interessant. Heute sind über 700’000 Asteroiden bekannt, davon 16’000 so genannte...

Recent Chinese reports informed of hidden Bitcoin mining rigs stealing electricity in the northern city of Daqing. Interestingly, the perpetrators were concealing their operation under two mysterious grave mounds in a relatively empty field.BTC Mining Operations In HidingAccording to the recent report, a Chinese oil field company sent a tip to local police asking them to investigate suspicious power losses near Daqing. Upon arriving at the scene, the police officers spotted something somewhat...

Bitmain officially launched sales for its Antminer T19, a new Bitcoin mining ASIC designed to produce a hash rate of 84 TH/s ± 3% and power efficiency of 37.5 J/TH ± 5%. The Antminer T19 has technology that bears similarity to the custom-built chips found in the higher end Antminer S19 and S19 Pro, albeit at a lower price point.Bitmain’s Previous Product LinesCompared with the previous Antminer T17, which consumers were able to receive partial price adjustment refunds on for those shipped...

Popular Bitcoin proponent and educator Andreas Antonopoulos believes that the current drops in oil prices will benefit some BTC miners. In a video on his YouTube channel, he outlined that miners in the recently opened Bitmain facility in Texas could be the biggest beneficiaries.Oil Prices To Affect BTC MiningThe sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic started a domino effect on world economies. Nationwide lockdowns – meaning less traveling and movement – prompted less oil consumption. At the...

It’s funny how more than two weeks have passed since bitcoin’s famed third halving, and yet people are still talking about it as though it were fresh news. Bitcoin IRA – despite the big gap between now and the occurrence – has unveiled a new report that discusses the company’s alleged findings pertaining to the halving and what traders can expect in the coming future.Bitcoin IRA Reveals Some New DataA halving occurs for bitcoin every four years. The previous two occurred in 2012 and 2016,...

Fraudulent projects within the cryptocurrency field are occurring rather often, and the latest one comes in the form of Bitgrin (XBG), according to a recent report. It reads that the project creator has minted 5 billion tokens while advertising that the total supply is capped at 21 million.Bitgrin’s Creator Scammed Investors?Bitgrin launched as a fork of Grin and advertised itself as a “magically private cryptocurrency.” Interestingly, it has similarities with Bitcoin as both are set to have...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 892. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Grayscale weiter auf massiver Bitcoin Einkaufstour & China Bitcoin Mining in Sichuan bald am Ende. 1.) Grayscale is Now Buying 1.5 Times the Amount of Bitcoin Being Minedhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-is-now-buying-15-times-the-amount-of-bitcoin-being-mined 2.) China’s Sichuan moves to ban digital currency transaction...

Bitcoin mining and hardware firm Bitfury has announced that it will give accredited investors everywhere the opportunity to invest in its data and mining centers.Bitfury Allows Investors Access to MiningAccredited investors (or institutional investors, as they’re often called) are widely considered to be among the primary ingredients in making bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency more mainstream and legitimate. However, institutional players have shown a great reluctance to enter the...