Tag Archives: Bitcoin Mining

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,...

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...

Canaan Creative is arguably the world’s biggest cryptocurrency mining company after Bitmain. The company has sought to ensure its initial public offering (IPO) – which it’s been touting for some time – makes serious headway in the financial space, and it can be argued that this goal was accomplished.Canaan: A Leader in IPOs?The IPO, which took place in the United States despite Canaan being situated in China, has garnered the venture more than $90 million. Approximately 10 million Americans...

In recent months, Bitcoin price has slowly descended from the 2019 high of $13,880 to the current levels of just above $8,130. This plunge is beginning to put weak miners out of business. In the past week, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty plunged 7% abruptly. That drop enabled miners to easily solve algorithms and mine blocks.That development means that the weak miners and those that encounter high operating costs are constantly going out of business. The new move does not go well with the bitcoin...

The environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining on our planet are allegedly more costly than we might have thought, according to a new report.Cryptocurrency Mining Report Provides a Dollar FigureThe document, which is entitled “Crypto Damages: Monetary Value Estimates of the Air Pollution and Human Health Impacts of Cryptocurrency Mining” has been published in the scientific journal “Energy Research and Social Science.” It was authored by several researchers at the University of New Mexico...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 747. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Erster Bitcoin ATM Einbruch Deutschlands, Bitcoin-Mining-Schwierigkeit geht stark zurück & Alibaba Bitcoin Rewards. 1.) Bitcoin ATM – Erster Einbruch Deutschlands gemeldethttps://cryptomonday.de/bitcoin-atm-erster-einbruch-deutschlands-gemeldet/ 2.) Bitcoin-Mining-Schwierigkeit geht stark zurück: Hashrate...

It’s awful when something you’ve created is being used in a bad way, and C++ software language creator Bjarne Stroustrup is feeling this firsthand, but how accurate are his thoughts?Stroustrup: Not a Big Bitcoin FanStroustrup is the builder of C++, which is a programming system that’s used to power all kinds of new software platforms – including bitcoin mining. In a recent interview, the tech genius explained that while he’s very proud of his creation on an individual level, he has no control...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 746. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Neue Krypto Partnerschaft in der Schweiz, Tunesien gibt eigene digitale Währung auf Blockchain aus & Meatec.io Antminer S9 Gewinnspiel. 1.) Neue Krypto-Partnerschaft! Wird die Schweiz endgültig zum Bitcoin-Paradies?https://coin-update.de/neue-krypto-partnerschaft-wird-die-schweiz-endgueltig-zum-bitcoin-paradies/ 2.) Tunesien gibt eigene digitale Währung auf Blockchain...

Bitcoin mining in China is no longer in the line of fire.Bitcoin Mining Is A-OKFollowing several years of going back and forth on the subject, regulators within China’s borders have finally decided that bitcoin mining should be allowed to continue without interference from the government. The country had long considered banning the process of extracting new bitcoins as a means of protecting the environment, though now it appears those fears have subsided.The bulls are seeing this as a huge...

Die Krypto-Firma Bitmain will nun in einem zweiten Anlauf in den USA an die Börse gehen. 2018 eröffnete der grösste Hersteller von Bitcoin-Rechnern in Zug eine Filiale. Die chinesische Regierung verkündete im Oktober 2019 ihre Pläne bezüglich der Blockchain-Nutzung. Aus einem neuen Dokument der Entwicklungs- und Reformkommission geht ein zusätzlicher Vorteil für die lokale...