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Bitcoin Price Decline Sparks Rare Mining Difficulty Drop

Following a period of stagnant pricing, bitcoin mining difficulty has decreased for the first time in two years.

BTC China's recently launched mining pool has already produced over $1.2m-worth of bitcoin, the company says.

By Jon SouthurstDec 2, 2014

Spondoolies CEO Guy Corem talks to CoinDesk about two of the firm's upcoming mining chips and its novel 'blockchain lottery' device.

BitFury has announced that president and chief strategy officer for Samsung Electronics Young Sohn has joined its advisory board.

By Pete RizzoNov 24, 2014

In this excerpt from the book 'Bitcoin for the Befuddled', the authors explain the process of how bitcoin miners are rewarded for their work.

Five major China-based bitcoin mining companies have formed a "transparency alliance" to combat "ponzi schemes" and other illicit market actors.

By Stan HigginsNov 20, 2014

This week, Bitmain launches a mining pool, GAWMiners announces Vaultbreaker delays and a court decides to auction HashFast's assets.

By Stan HigginsNov 20, 2014

Cryptocurrency mining hardware designer KnCMiner is planning to deploy its next generation ASICs in early 2015.

Bitcoin's low price is making things tough for hobbyist miners. Should they ditch the rig and buy bitcoins instead?

A 5-megawatt bitcoin mining farm in Thailand was destroyed in a massive fire earlier this week.