Mining

After experiencing a nasty 51 percent attack roughly one year ago, Vertcoin has been subjected to another such attack on its blockchain.Vertcoin: The Victim Once Again51 percent attacks occur when hackers secretly infiltrate a specific blockchain and then begin mining their own chain through the ledger. Granted the attacker has enough mining power under his or her belt, their chain can potentially overtake the ledger originally governed by the cryptocurrency or company in question.After a...

Es sind noch gut 6 Monate bis das nächste Halving Event für den Bitcoin ansteht, doch schon jetzt stehen die Bullen in ihren Startlöchern. Der Markt hat sich zwar gegen Ende 2019 für den BTC abgekühlt, doch interessant ist ein Vergleich zwischen der Inflation des BTC und der des Fiat-Währungssystems.Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Halving wird BTC Inflation unter 2% drückenAktuell wird das Halving für den 15. Mai 2020 erwartet. Zurzeit hat der BTC eine Inflation von ungefähr 3,7%. Mit dem Halving wird...

Litecoin, one of the most popular cryptocurrencies aside from Bitcoin, is noting a recent severe crash in its hash, almost reaching the 2017 levels.This decline comes just months following the 2019 Litecoin halving event. It raises the question among the community if Litecoin’s network can be jeopardized more easily if the hash rate continues to drop.Litecoin Hash Rate PlungingLitecoin’s hash rate is declining violently over the past six months. The all-time high was reached during the recent...

Researchers at the hacking group Bad Packets are doing a widespread scan of the internet to see which pages, sites and channels are potentially using the sandbox software Docker as a means of mining cryptocurrency.Bad Packets: Good SolutionsMalicious actors are running rampant in the cryptocurrency world. We’ve seen this recently through the hack of popular South Korean crypto exchange Up Bit, which was robbed of nearly $50 million in ether funds just last Wednesday. It wasn’t a pretty sight,...

Featured The Ethereum Express project is set to launch two pilot projects for a user base exceeding 48,000. Proof-of-Authority will be used in the Ethereum Express blockchain as the main algorithm and will serve to drastically increase the efficiency of internal processes for both pilot projects.Vlad Miller, CEO of Ethereum Express, together with the teamThe community-driven Ethereum Express is undertaking the launch of two pilot projects after the successful completion of tests showing 1,000...

Place/Date: 127 Waun Fach, Cardiff, Wales - November 26th, 2019 at 10:45 am UTC · 4 min read Contact: CryptoStake, Source: CRYPTO MINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Photo: CryptoStakeInvesting in digital assets is common these days but to find the right investment idea is not at all easy. Most of the time your cryptocurrencies are probably just sitting idle on exchanges and in wallets in spite of the capacity for high interest, restrained by the fear of market fluctuation and its bearish moves...

Bitcoin continues hitting the news for a variety of reasons. It is the most popular cryptocurrency and with increasing acceptance across industries, more people want to enjoy a piece of the pie.  By the end of 2018, the global value of Bitcoin reached 66 billion U.S. dollars. As of the end of September 2019, the Bitcoin index value was 8.085.71 U.S. dollars.One of the greatest offshoots of Bitcoin’s growth is Bitcoin mining. It is essential for the survival of the cryptocurrency as it deals...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 758. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ripple erwirbt weitere Moneygram-Anteile, Neue sibirische Bitcoin-Mining-Farm & Travala Krypto-Bezahlung für alle Booking.com Hotels [embedded content] 1.) Ripple erwirbt weitere Moneygram-Anteile für 20 Millionen US-Dollarhttps://www.btc-echo.de/ripple-erwirbt-weitere-moneygram-anteile-fuer-20-millionen-us-dollar/ 2.) Neue sibirische Bitcoin-Mining-Farm ist die größte in...

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, divided the problems into three major categories. The first one is the cryptography related stuff that hasn’t been solved. Despite the industry’s rush to achieve new levels of privacy and scalability, the most important goals are still in progress. The second one is consensus theory, which makes it easy to change and upgrade mining (Proof of Work) and staking (Proof of Stake) algorithms. And finally, Vitalik explains how incentives are essential in...

One of the biggest datacenters in Russia, Bit River, is open for business, and is already making a name for itself within the cryptocurrency mining community.Bit River Is About to Hit the TopBitcoin mining is one of the most controversial maneuvers in the world. On the one hand, if you find yourself getting into it, there’s a lot of money to be made. At the same time, there are a lot of arguments that the effects of bitcoin mining could be hazardous to the environment.One such country that...