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Bitmain CEO Announces New 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip

Bitman has launched a new 7nm ASIC processor that it says will soon be powering a new range of its Antminer mining machines.

Jihan Wu

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Just a Cycle? Big Bitcoin Miners Stay Positive in Face of Market Slump

Executives from several bitcoin mining firms have said at Consensus Singapore that they are not concerned by current low crypto prices.

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Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network

Amid crypto's war on ASICs, the Grin community is taking a new approach – shut them out for a limited time with consistent hard forks.

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Inside Bitewei: The New Bitcoin Miner Being Hailed as a Serious Bitmain Rival

A startup seeking to rival mining giant Bitmain is gaining a reputation as a firm that could disrupt the balance in crypto's most lucrative sector.

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Iran's Recognition of Crypto Mining Prompts Local Bitcoin Price Spike

The Iranian government has recognized bitcoin mining as a lawful activity, briefly sending bitcoin prices to record levels at the country's exchanges.

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A Phone Call Could Change Ethereum's Future – And It's Happening Today

Tension is building ahead of an ethereum developer meeting, where a diverse set of stakeholders will be weighing in on contentious changes.

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Threats Fly As Fight Over Siacoin's Crypto Mining 'Kill Switch' Intensifies

A cryptocurrency community is devolving into infighting amid a controversy that has ensnared its creator and the founder of two of its key startups.

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Coders Renew Efforts to Fork Mining Giant Bitmain Off Siacoin Blockchain

Coders on a smaller cryptocurrency protocol are showing why expansion might not be so easy for Bitmain, a mining giant that's soon to file for an IPO.

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Crypto Unicorn Bitmain Weighs $18 Billion IPO, One of World's Largest

Bitmain is going public in China. The IPO might make it one of the most valuable startups, cryptocurrency or not, to ever debut on the public markets.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu

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Attacker Installs Crypto Mining Malware on Over 170,000 Devices

Coinhive was installed on more than 170,000 devices in Brazil last month.

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