Sia Blockchain to Ban All Mining Hardware from Mining Giants

by Ian Karamanov | Oct 22, 2018 | Blockchain News, cryptocurrency | 1 comment | 5743 Views

A move, which is considered by many as crazy, was just made by the Sia blockchain network. Sia just released the formal code for its upcoming hard fork. What makes heads turn is that this hard fork will block all miners, which use hardware by major manufacturers like...

ASIC Miners will be banned from the Ethereum blockchain

by Peio Purlev | Oct 3, 2018 | Blockchain News, Ethereum, Ethereum News | 0 comments | 7319 Views

There has been countless debate about ASIC miners. Many people share the opinion that they are harmful, but no one disputes their dominance. ASIC miners are without a doubt the apex predator when it comes to mining technology. Some developers have publicly stated that...

How much did ASIC really impact crypto mining and Ethereum’s Constantinople?

by Peio Purlev | Sep 19, 2018 | Ethereum, Mining Hardware, Mining News | 0 comments | 5253 Views

Many experts are beginning to wonder what will happen if mining is not sufficient to play for power. Ethereum miners are really worried about the computing power they use to secure the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. With the emergence...

Illegal Mining: Fast Money, Cheap Electricity and Almost no Regulations

by Ian Karamanov | Aug 29, 2018 | Bitcoin, Bitcoin Price, Country | 0 comments | 13186 Views

Illegal mining has always been one of the questions, which mostly puzzled investors. There have been numerous ways to conduct illegal mining and this year there have been many crackdowns on small and large-scale illegal mining activities. In April, the South Korean...

Samsung To Produce ASIC and GPU Cryptocurrency Mining Hardware

by Carlos Terenzi | Feb 1, 2018 | Mining Hardware, Mining News | 0 comments | 12809 Views

This could be the most important event since the beginning of the year. According to local media, Samsung, one of the most important electronic companies in the world, has begun manufacturing ASIC hardware. This technology is used to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin...