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SONM: A Universal ‘Fog Supercomputer’ Powered by the Ethereum Blockchain

A frequently heard critique of blockchain technology is that mining is a power-intensive process that consumes energy, generates heat and damages the environment for...

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...

Miners Are Milking Bcash’s Difficulty Adjustments (and Why This Is a Problem)

Bitcoin Cash (Bcash or BCH) has been more profitable to mine than Bitcoin (BTC) on multiple occasions over the past week or two. This...

Why Bcash Mining Shouldn’t Affect Bitcoin Much (But Bitcoin Mining Could Ruin Bcash)

For the past couple of days, Bitcoin Cash (Bcash or BCH) has been more profitable to mine than Bitcoin (BTC). This dynamic probably won't hurt Bitcoin in the long run.

AMD Releases Beta Graphics Driver for Better Cryptocurrency Mining

A few days ago, AMD released the “Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition Beta for Blockchain Compute” driver. According to the release notes on the...

Op Ed: No Governance for Old Men: Coordinating Protocol Upgrades in the Future

Make no mistake. We are witnessing a high-stakes protocol standards battle play out in real time. And it is just as important as last...

BIP 91 Has Locked In. Here’s What That Means (and What It Does Not)

It looks as if Bitcoin is getting Segregated Witness.Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 91 (BIP 91) just locked in. Up to 90 percent of all hash...

Bitcoin Miners Miss the First BIP 148 “Deadline”

Bitcoin miners at large have missed the first BIP 148 “deadline” to prevent a “split” in Bitcoin’s blockchain.

Countdown to SegWit: These Are the Dates to (Still) Keep an Eye On

A running commentary on the forthcoming changes that may be in store for the Bitcoin. Continuously updated as necessary.

Russia’s Crypto-Winter Shows Signs of a Thaw in Saint Petersburg

Having skipped Russia’s second-biggest city for the past two years, Smile-Expo re-introduced its Eastern European conference tour in Saint Petersburg last Thursday.