2018, Bitmain, and the fall in cryptocurrency mining
As crypto’s value has dropped across the board, so too has the cost effectiveness of crypto mining, and nowhere has felt the pinch harder than Bitcoin miners…
Bitmain confirms layoffs as the cryptocurrency mining fall pinches hard
Bitmain denies that half of its workforce is being laid out – but confirms that job losses are incoming…
Over 1 million Bitcoin mining machines have been turned off in the last six weeks
The cryptocurrency mining industry is facing very heavy pressures…
Was the bitcoin price fall due to a sell-off by miners?
Research suggests that unusually large amounts of bitcoin moved from miner wallets during November.
Cryptocurrency mining drop leads to fresh security fears
Fears rise of a 51% attack, as the number of people mining crypto drops by over a third…
Intel granted Bitcoin mining system patent, just as people are abandoning Bitcoin mining
Intel has a patent granted for a system it conceived back in 2016…
Miners back away as Bitcoin price falls continue
The hashrate driving the Bitcoin blockchain has fallen by nearly 40% since it hit a high-point in August.
Bitcoin miners are shutting down their operations after price crash
The falling price of Bitcoin is making mining cryptocurrencies unprofitable…
Beware of fake Flash updates – they could be Monero miners
Researchers are warning that they have discovered fake Flash updates – often the source of malware effecting computers – that are primed to drop XMR-mining crypto-jacking software victims’ devices. A blog from Palo Alto Network’s Brad Duncan tells of how the phoney Flash installer utilises the same pop-up windows customers would expect from official Adobe […]
Ukraine discusses 10-year tax holiday for cryptocurrency holders, miners
A new bill proposed by a Ukrainian lawmaker would hand cryptocurrency holders a 10-year break from reporting earnings on their tax returns.
Kids games latest target for Google Play cryptominers as profits fall
Despite Google’s efforts, cryptojacking code is still being found in mobile games.
