Bitcoin Miners Finally Approve Taproot Proposal By Nathaniel Mott A proposed improvement to Bitcoin called Taproot has finally received approval from 90% of miners.
China's Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Expands to Additional Provinces By Nathaniel Mott China's ban on cryptocurrency mining has expanded to the Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces.
Sky Dirt: Backblaze Introduces Cloud-Based Chia Farming By Nathaniel Mott Backblaze announced that Chia farmers can now upload their plots to the cloud, with prices starting at $5 per TB per month.
El Salvador Government to Mine Bitcoin with Volcanic Energy By Nathaniel Mott El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the country is planning to use volcanic energy to mine Bitcoin.
Norton Added Ethereum Mining Capabilities to Its Antivirus Software By Nathaniel Mott Norton has invited members of its early adopter program to mine Ethereum with its upcoming Norton Crypto feature.
Tests Preview Limits of Nvidia's Crypto-Limited RTX 3060 LHR, RTX 3080 Ti By Anton Shilov Enthusiasts tried Ethereum mining on the GeForce RTX 3060 LHR and RTX 3080 Ti, which are supposed to have limited hash rates to prevent cryptomining.
UK Police Surprised Electricity Thieves Were Mining Crypto, not Growing Weed By Nathaniel Mott British police reportedly found a cryptocurrency mining operation when they investigated suspected cannabis farmers.
Taiwan SSD Makers to Sell Drives Directly to Chia Miners By Anton Shilov Adata, Phison, and TeamGroup developing SSDs for Chia mining.
Galax's GeForce RTX 3060 LHR Hits the Market for Nearly $1,000 By Anton Shilov Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30-series LHR cards may not be as cheap as expected.
Chia: Stop Farming with Consumer SSDs or Stop Complaining About Endurance By Nathaniel Mott Chia released a statement in response to complaints that farming its cryptocurrency might wreck some SSDs.
China’s Setting up a Hotline for Snitching on Cryptocurrency Miners By Nathaniel Mott A province in China has set up a hotline its citizens can use to report suspected cryptocurrency miners.
U.S. Wants to Tighten Crypto Currency Regulations, Explores Own Digital Currency By Anton Shilov U.S. plans to treat crypto currencies like cash, explores launch of its own digital currency.
Crypto Prices Plummet After Chinese Ban By Michelle Ehrhardt China has reiterated and expanded its 2013 and 2017 bans on crypto currency, causing prices to nosedive.
How to Use Raspberry Pi to Farm Chia Coin By Les Pounder The Raspberry Pi 4 is the ideal low power device for farming Chia Coin. After you’ve made your plots on a powerful PC, you can keep them online at a fraction of the power usage.
Report: Galax Preps GeForce RTX 3060, 3060 Ti With Cryptomining Limiters By Anton Shilov Palit's Galax rounds up its LHR product family with GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070,and RTX 3080 options.
Adata Tries to Ride the Chia Wave While It Can By Nathaniel Mott Adata made a public appeal to Chia miners with a press release touting the performance of its latest high-capacity SSDs and memory products.
TSMC to Produce 5nm Chips for Cryptocurrency Mining By Anton Shilov Bitmain readies 5nm ASIC for Cryptocurrency Mining.
IRS Now Seeks Identities of American Cryptocurrency Traders By Anton Shilov U.S. courts authorize the IRS to seek records of Americans who traded cryptocurrency from 2016 to 2020.
New York Bill Could Ban Crypto Mining to Study Environmental Effects By Andrew E. Freedman A New York state bill proposes banning cryptocurrency mining for three years to study its environmental impacts.
New ‘Panda’ Malware Strain is After Your Cryptocoins By Ian Evenden A new strain of Malware is spreading and stealing cryptocurrency and VPN details.
