Latest about Cryptomining
Cryptomining Booms in Russia Despite US Sanctions
Bitmain and MicroBT expanding their shipments to Russia as U.S. market gets saturate.
Samsung's First 3nm GAA Chip Found in Cryptominer
China-based MicroBT uses Samsung's 3 nm process technology for the Whatsminer M56S++ mining ASIC.
Cryptominers Repurpose GPU Farms Amid AI Hardware Shortage
Some GPU cryptomining outfits, having survived a bleak winter of discontent, have started to grasp AI acceleration opportunities.
U.S. Bitcoin Mining Consumed 50 Billion kWh of Energy in 2022
The White House's recently-published DAME tax proposal report brings to light estimates showing that national Bitcoin mining consumed more power than all of the United State's computers combined.
Biden Budget Proposes 30% Electricity Tax on Cryptomining
The Biden Administration wants to crack down on high energy consumption from cryptomining operations.
Nvidia CTO: Cryptocurrency Adds Nothing Useful to Society
GPU processing power can be used for much more useful things than mining cryptocurrencies, Nvidia CTO says.
New Wi-Fi 7 Cryptomining 'TP-Link ASIC' Router Scam Claims to Mine Faster Than RTX 4090 (Updated)
TP-Link ASIC has announced the company's new NX31 miner router that delivers hash rates up to 31.2 TH/s.
Secret Crypto Mine in School Crawl Space Used $17,500 in Electricity
A former employee of Cohasset, Ma. has been accused of setting up an illegal crypto mining operation in the crawl space of a public high school.