Mining
Want to Mine Chia? Amazon Will Let You ‘Farm’ It in the Cloud
Amazon Web Services is offering Chia mining on the cloud. There’s been a lot of buzz about the new cryptocurrency that relies on a new consensus algorithm called “Proof of Space and Time.”
Tech Consortium to Spend $1.3B to Build Filecoin Mining Facility in China
Upon its completion, the facility will be the largest filecoin distributed storage infrastructure project in China.
Gaming Company The9 to Buy 2,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines for About $6.72M in Stock
The company also completed the signing of definitive agreements for 12,246 units of bitcoin mining machines with a total hashrate of 288PH/S.
Riot Blockchain Acquires Whinstone’s Texas Bitcoin Mining Operations
The firm is acquiring the facility with the goal of “increasing the American footprint in the global bitcoin mining landscape.”
Miners, Front-Running-as-a-Service Is Theft
There's a simple word for projects that seek to advantage miners while systematically exploiting blockchain users, say three researchers.
Chinese Lottery Firm Furthers Crypto Pivot by Buying Bitcoin Miner Maker for $100M
The acquisition of mining equipment maker Bee Computing comes amid the lottery-turned-crypto-mining firm’s shopping spree.
Abkhazia Bans Bitcoin Mining Shortly After Legalizing It
The troubled economy and extremely cheap electricity of Abkhazia attracted bitcoin mining, but now the government is cracking down.
The Myths and Realities of 'Green Bitcoin'
Some say institutions are waiting for “green bitcoin” before buying in. Here’s why they may be waiting a long time.
UK Tax Authority Updates Treatment of Crypto Assets to Incorporate Staking
This marks the first time that HMRC has released guidance specifically describing how staking is treated for taxation purposes. It has been assumed previously that staking comes under the umbrella of mining, thus the same guidance has applied.
