Mining pool
BTCC Announces the “Indefinite” Closure of Its Mining Pool
BTCC will be shutting down its mining pool by the end of the month.
Bitmain Nears 51 of Network Hash Rate: Why This Matters and Why It Doesn’t
Bitmain is nearing 51 dominance of Bitcoin's hash rate. But this near-majority control isn't exactly new.
EOS Hype Builds as Over 50 Candidates Vie for 21 Supernodes
A mixture of big and little fish, the candidate pool includes upward of 50 different blockchain organizations.
Hong Kong–Based Investment Firm Acquires Pioneering Bitcoin Exchange BTCC
BTCC is exiting the Chinese market to focus on making digital currencies accessible to everyone globally. This acquisition by a Hong Kong–based blockchain investment...
2x or NO2X: Why Some Want to Hard Fork Bitcoin — and Why Others Do Not
SegWit2x is highly controversial. Here are some of the arguments for and against in this latest debate over the Bitcoin protocol.
Japanese Company Will Launch New Bitcoin Mining Operation With 7 nm Chips
GMO Internet Group, a Japanese provider of a full spectrum of internet services for both the consumer and enterprise markets, is launching a new...
Miners Are Leaving Money on the Table to Mine Bitcoin Cash: This Could Explain Why
The Bitcoin Cash (Bcash or BCH) mining saga continues.Last week, Bitcoin Magazine reported how — assuming all miners would act in their short-term self-interest...
Here’s Why India’s GBMiners Mining Pool Switched to Bitcoin Unlimited
A few weeks ago, the relatively new India-based bitcoin mining pool GBMiners decided to switch their software from Bitcoin Core to Bitcoin Unlimited. Bitcoin...
Where Bitcoin Mining Pools Stand on Segregated Witness
For the first time, bitcoin miners have been able to signal support for SegregatedWitness this past week. Developed as a soft fork, the proposed centerpiece...
Slush Pool to Let Hashers Vote on Segregated Witness Activation: “Mining Pools Should Remain Neutral”
Bitcoin’s oldest mining pool, Slush Pool, will let its miners vote on the SegregatedWitness soft fork proposed by Bitcoin Core. By passing this choice down to individual...