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Could this year’s crypto winter be nearing an end? That’s the opinion of some experts, and while bullish predictions are easy to come by, there are signs that a thaw could be underway. In today’s Bitcoin in Brief, we examine the market forecast for the weeks ahead. Also read: Bitcoin in Brief Wednesday: Buy the Rumor, … Read more
The cryptocurrency space is rarely short of drama, but there’s something about Twitter drama in particular that sets tongues wagging and crypto influencers crossing swords. The suspension of the popular @Bitcoin account on Sunday has sparked furious debate. In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief, there’s all that plus some ludicrous claims from new blockchains. … Read more
Monero, a leading privacy-centric cryptocurrency, has undergone a hard fork in recent days – producing a new Monero chain in addition to the now renamed ‘Monero Classic’. The fork was initiated to protect Monero against mining centralization, as Bitmain had developed ASIC units purpose-built for mining XMR tokens. Also Read: “Private Digital Money” Better than State-Issued, … Read more
Hard fork complete for Monero as the privacy-oriented altcoin spurns Bitmain’s new ASIC miners. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ever since Bitmain unveiled its CryptoNight ASIC miner, there has been a growing effort to make this hardware impossible to use. Known as the Fairmining initiative, more and more currencies are deliberately changing their algorithms to prevent Bitmain’s ASIC from making much of an impact. Sumokoin is the latest currency to make the much-needed switch in this … Read more
Bitmain has released its Ethash ASIC miner with the first units set to ship in mid-July. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
It’s coming close to a decade since the creation of the bitcoin network and the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The protocol has produced a great deal of users, infrastructure, businesses and influential parties like developers and miners. Since the beginning of bitcoin’s mining history, individuals mined lots of coins with central processing units (aka home computers). Later, … Read more
Ethereum community stirred by a possible hard fork to invalidate ETH ASICs, with rumors that Bitmain’s centralized hashpower is targeting the Blockchain. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ethereum’s Github has recently seen several significant proposals made for development. On April 1st, Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, proposed the introduction of a hard fork on the supply of ETH tokens at approximately 120 million. Several days prior, developer Piper Merriam advocated that Ethereum conduct a hard fork in order to “demonstrate a willingness” to … Read more
Bitmain’s projected second quarter release of ETC ASIC miners leads Wall Street analyst to downgrade AMD’s share rating, lower Nvidia’s price targets #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
