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Youtuber Builds a Bitcoin Miner Out of a 31-year old Nintendo Game Boy
29.3.2021
On Saturday, a popular Youtuber named Stacksmashing published a video that shows him hacking a 1989 Nintendo Game Boy in order to mine bitcoin. Despite the creativity and the fact that the miner only leverages four double-A batteries, Stacksmashing noted that the 8-bit handheld game console was...
Hut 8 Purchases $30M Worth of Nvidia’s GPU Miners, Looks to Push Capacity to 1,600 Gigahash
27.3.2021
On Friday, the publicly listed firm Hut 8 announced the purchase of $30 million worth of Nvidia’s dedicated crypto mining GPUs called the Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP). Nvidia CMPs mine the crypto asset ethereum and Hut 8 expects its aggregate operational power will be 1,600 gigahash....
How to Mine Ethereum
25.3.2021
Note: I expect a large number of people to object to cryptocurrency mining’s energy use and I totally understand. ...
Bitcoin mine heat-recycling firm MintGreen closes seed round led by CoinShares
17.3.2021
Coinshares is teaming up with MintGreen to recycle heat waste from Bitcoin mining
Zemi v neděli mine půlkilometrový asteroid. Astronomové chystají pozorování, srážka však nehrozí
16.3.2021
V neděli 21. března mine naši planetu asteroid 2001 FO32 • V nejbližším bodě bude vzdálen kolem 2 milionů kilometrů • Jde o největší objekt, který se letos k naší planetě přiblíží
Grindstone’s Irresistible Hip-Hop-Inflected Tunes Made Me Abandon My Principles
10.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re hacking our way through the music of Grindstone, which was good enough to make a mockery out of my best intentions.Read more
AMD Could Release Its Own Crypto GPU to Mine Ethereum to Calm Down the Skirmish Between Miners and Gamers
10.3.2021
A U.S. multinational semiconductor company could be preparing the ground to release its own series of cryptocurrency mining processors. AMD is reportedly looking to introduce a GPU for mining Ethereum. AMD Navi 12 Won’t Have Video Outputs According to PC Gamer, the AMD Navi 12, a graphic...
Argentinean Startup Accelerator Launches Crypto Mining Farm in Mar Del Plata
7.3.2021
The Technological District of Mar del Plata, Argentina, will host a massive crypto mining operation backed by a domestic startup accelerator. Lothal Mining is the company that will run the operations of the mining firm in the Argentinean city. Firm Will Mine Ethereum During the First Stage...
While Washington dithers, Wyoming and other US states mine for crypto gold
27.2.2021
While Wyoming was luring crypto businesses, such as Ripple Labs, New York’s AG was bringing enforcement action against Bitfinex
Ebang planning to expand business to mine LTC and DOGE
25.2.2021
The mining equipment manufacturer announced its intention to expand into mining when it went public last year
Malaysian Police Bust Gang That Stole $2.15 Million Worth of Electricity to Mine Bitcoin
20.2.2021
Police in Malaysia’s Jahor state have busted a seven-men gang that stole 8.6 million Malaysian ringgits ($2.15 million) worth of electricity to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. ● Police said they seized 1,746 bitcoin (BTC) mining machines across 21 premises in raids carried...
Expert warns Hackers are Targeting Russian Government’s IT Infrastructure to Mine Cryptocurrencies
9.2.2021
A state-affiliate cybersecurity expert warned about hackers exploiting the Russian government’s IT facilities to mine cryptocurrencies. The deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents believes such threat actors have been very active in recent times. Global...
Chinese GPU miners reportedly bulk buying Nvidia laptops to mine Ether
8.2.2021
Chinese GPU miners are apparently buying up Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30 laptops to set up ETH mining farms
Hackers Are Trying to Mine Crypto Using Russian Government Servers, Expert Says
5.2.2021
Hackers have been mining crypto on government servers in Russia, including defense contractors and medical centers, expert says
Researchers detect new malware targeting Kubernetes clusters to mine Monero
4.2.2021
The malware campaign has not been active since it was first detected in Jan. 2021, leading researchers to believe that it "may still be in the reconnaissance and weaponization stage."
While BTC’s Hashrate Remains High, It’s More Difficult Than Ever Before to Mine Bitcoin
26.1.2021
At the end of January 2021, Bitcoin’s network mining difficulty, a measure of how complicated it is to mine a block reward, is higher than it’s ever been during the crypto protocol’s lifetime. Currently, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is a whopping 20.8 trillion but despite...
A Russian Operation Is Mining Bitcoin in the Arctic Circle for Cheap Electricity
16.1.2021
A Russian company is leveraging the Siberian city of Norilsk located above the Arctic Circle in order to mine bitcoins. Bitcluster, the owner of the crypto mining operation, plans to expand the firm’s activities after launching the facility in late 2020. According to the company’s...
Careful When Changing the Display of `summary`
12.1.2021
I got a very helpful bug report the other day (thanks Kilian!) about the <details> element in a blog post of mine not showing the default ▶ icon, and thus looking rather like any ol’ random <p>.
It …
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Record-Low Electricity Prices in Sweden Make It ‘a Lucrative Place’ to Mine Bitcoin, Says Report
1.1.2021
Bitcoin miners are finding the Nordic lands a profitable opportunity to boost their revenues due to a plunge in electricity prices at the cheapest levels than any other well-known places for crypto mining. Bitcoin Miners Could Find ‘Lucrative’ Opportunities in Norway and Sweden...
Mining Rig Makers Race to Create Next-Gen Ethereum Miner Before Staking-Only Kicks In
21.12.2020
The Ethereum network’s 2.0 transition has pushed the protocol to become one of the largest staking networks in the world with 1,683,905 ether locked into the contract worth $1 billion today. According to reports from China, while proof-of-work ethereum miners have two years left to mine...