The pool’s hash power has dropped from 5,000 to barely 20 PH/s.
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Percentage Drop in 9 Years
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty just recorded its largest percentage decrease since the advent of ASIC mining machines in late 2012.
BitClub Programmer Admits Mining Scheme Stole $722M in Bitcoin
The Romanian programmer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and the offer and sale of unregistered securities.
Bitcoin SV President Hits Out at Binance as Former Critic Becomes Top Miner
An industry spat has kicked off after Binance’s new pool became the biggest miner for BSV, despite the exchange delisting the token a year ago.
Mining Pool Distributes $2.4M Transaction Fee After Flood of Phoney Refund Claims
Mining pool Ethermine said it would never freeze transaction fees again.
New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security
Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools.
Binance Crypto Exchange Is Launching Its First Bitcoin Mining Pool
Binance has been offering “generous” referral bonuses for its new crypto mining pool.
Roger Ver’s Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat
Ver said he was “mostly just along for the ride,” as the parties stepped back from competing hard forks.
Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund
The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed.
Bitcoin’s First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.
Sparkpool to Freeze Mysterious 2,100 Ether Mining Payout for Now
Mining pool Sparkpool says it’s temporarily freezing an unusually high mining payout worth $300,000 in case it was sent in error.
Bitcoin Is Becoming More Decentralized, Indicates New Research
Bitcoin has become more decentralized by several measures, according to a research report from Canaccord Genuity Group.
Asus Allows Gamers to Mine Crypto With Their Idle Graphics Cards
Taiwan-based tech giant Asus is now letting gamers use their graphics cards to earn a share of profits from cryptocurrency mining.
Bitmain’s BTC.com Is Launching an Ethereum Mining Pool
BTC.com will now offer ethereum and ethereum classic mining pools, as well as a block explorer, the company announced Thursday.
Honeyminer Signs Up 50K Users for Easy Crypto Mining App
Crypto newbies from around the world are now using their old laptops to earn bitcoin, according to statistics from the firm.
Meet Honeyminer: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Laptop Again
Honeyminer’s downloadable app isn’t the most profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, but it may be one of the easiest methods to date.
Bitcoin Miner BTCC to Sell Stake in Pool for $17 Million
BTCC’s mining pool has provisionally agreed to sell a large portion of its equity to a Hong Kong-based financial service firm for $17 million.
Cisco Claims New Patent Could Apply to Bitcoin Mining
A Cisco patent suggests that internet customers would be able to create a distributed mining pool through a proprietary cloud application.
North Carolina Orders Crypto Mining Firm to Halt Share Sale
North Carolina deems passive mining pool “shares” are unregistered securities.