Miners
Customized Crypto Options Seeing Record Demand From Funds, Miners, Says GSR
The Hong Kong-based firm is seeing soaring interest in its customizable options contracts amid high price volatility.
For Crypto Miners, Bitcoin's Halving Could Mean a Doubling in Costs
To the operators of high-speed computers used to mine for bitcoin, the halving looks more like a doubling — of costs.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 6, 2020
With bitcoin headed back up towards $10,000, Markets Daily is back with a quick, time saving bitcoin-focused news roundup.
Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.
All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It
That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.
Bitmain Announces New, More Efficient 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip
Bitmain Technologies has announced a new 7nm bitcoin mining processor that it says offers a big boost in energy efficiency.
How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two
Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE.
AMD Cites 'Absence' of GPU Sales to Crypto Miners in Q1 Estimate
AMD's revenue from cryptocurrency miners has seemingly gone dry, the company said in its Q4 earnings report.
This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency
A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.
A Solution to Crypto's 51% Attack? Fine Miners Before It Happens
After losing money during a 51 percent attack earlier this year, crypto project Horizen claims to have a solution to crypto's famed vulnerability.
