Our Love and Hate Relationship with Bitcoin Miners

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

Nvidia Mining GPU to Be Launched Sooner Than Expected, Reports 

New Reports suggest that Nvidia is going to launch a mining GPU sooner than previously expected. The graphics unit comes with features that cryptocurrency miners will find attractive. According to leaked specifications, the Inno3D card is based on the gaming GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.    Also read: New Player Asrock Said to Enter the GPU … Read more

What Is Render Token?

Blockchain technology enables a few interesting business models worth looking into. In the case of Render Token, the project focuses on distributed GPU rendering on the blockchain. It is a bit similar to a few other projects, though there are some key differences. It will be interesting to see how this project fares in the future. An … Read more

The ‘Crypto-Heater’ Mines Digital Currency While Heating Your Home

A French company named Qarnot has released a new home heater called the “Crypto-Heater or QC-1” that heats a room in your home while mining cryptocurrencies. The startup says with the two graphics cards embedded in these home heaters people can “make heating a source of revenue, not an expense.” Also read: Cryptocurrency Interest Wanes — … Read more

New Player Asrock Said to Enter the GPU Mining Market

Another major hardware producer may venture into the GPU market very soon. Motherboard manufacturer Asrock is reportedly going to offer new products for cryptocurrency mining in April. Currently, the company enjoys strong demand from crypto miners for its motherboards. Mining equipment shipments boosted its sales in 2017. Also read: GPU Producers Fear Drop in Demand … Read more

GPU Producers Fear Drop in Demand from Crypto Miners

Reports concerning major manufacturers of graphics processing hardware have indicated expectations of decreasing demand in the cryptocurrency mining sector. Nvidia is unlikely to unveil new video cards in the coming months, while AMD has shared concerns of dropping GPU sales in 2018, blaming the crypto market and regulatory risks.    Also read: Report: Crypto Miners … Read more

Top 10 Cryptocurrency Acronyms

Cryptocurrency represents an environment that is constantly growing and changing. As this ecosystem evolves and becomes increasingly complex, so does the jargon used most frequently in conversation. Acronyms play a large role in cryptocurrency dialogue, and without knowledge of the terms they refer to, it can be difficult to follow the information being shared. Here are … Read more

Report: Crypto Miners Bought 3 Million GPUs Last Year

More than 3 million graphics cards have been sold to cryptocurrency miners in 2017, with sales reaching $776 million, a new report revealed. According to a major manufacturer, prices of GPUs will continue to increase in 2018, despite expectations of decreasing demand in the mining sector.   Also read: AMD Increases GPU Production to Match … Read more