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Cryptominer with palm-sized $179 ASIC hits the jackpot with $206,000 in Bitcoins
By Jowi Morales published
An individual miner successfully mined a complete block using a small, open-source Bitaxe miner with ~500Gh/s hash rate, winning approximately $206,000.
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Just 137 crypto miners use up to 2.3% of total U.S. power
By Aaron Klotz published
The U.S government wants to crack down on the ballooning energy consumption of Bitcoin miners.
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$6 million crypto mine is owned by an NYU student
By Christopher Harper published
Jerry Yu's connection would have gone undiscovered if not for unpaid contractors speaking up in and out of court
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Crypto Mining Rigs Hidden in Polish Court Building to Steal Electricity
By Mark Tyson published
Criminals have been caught stealing power for running cryptomining gear under the floors and in ventilation ducts of the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw, Poland.
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Bitcoin Price Surged 20% During the Past Week, GPU Mining Remains Dead
By Mark Tyson published
The valuation of BTC cryptocurrency spiked above $35,000 today, propelled by hopes that the SEC would green-flag ETF investments, but GPU mining is still a long way from being viable.
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Cryptomining Booms in Russia Despite US Sanctions
By Anton Shilov published
Bitmain and MicroBT expanding their shipments to Russia as U.S. market gets saturate.
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Samsung's First 3nm GAA Chip Found in Cryptominer
By Anton Shilov published
China-based MicroBT uses Samsung's 3 nm process technology for the Whatsminer M56S++ mining ASIC.
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Cryptominers Repurpose GPU Farms Amid AI Hardware Shortage
By Mark Tyson published
Some GPU cryptomining outfits, having survived a bleak winter of discontent, have started to grasp AI acceleration opportunities.
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