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block reward mining

Kazakhstan shuts down over 100 illegal BTC miners in latest crackdown
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20 March, 2022

Kazakhstan shuts down over 100 illegal BTC miners in latest crackdown

Kazakh authorities announced that about half the illicit miners voluntarily chose to shut down in adherence to government directives, with...
Hash power follows price
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14 March, 2022

Hash power follows price

The profitability calculation that every miner must go through is complex, and one must think about their economic costs, access...
Hive Blockchain eyes double hash rate with Intel mining chips
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13 March, 2022

Hive Blockchain eyes double hash rate with Intel mining chips

The publicly-traded block reward miner will be receiving the much-improved second generation of the Intel Bonanza Mine ASIC chip on...
China seizes 190 illegal miners disguised as EV charging station
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12 March, 2022

China seizes 190 illegal miners disguised as EV charging station

Authorities in Guangzhou cracked down on the mining farm, which consumed over 90,000 kWh but managed to remain hidden by...
Bitcoin mining and monopoly
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9 March, 2022

Bitcoin mining and monopoly

Bitcoin mining under Proof-of-Work is less likely to result in a monopoly. On the other hand, Proof-of-Stake has natural gravitation...
CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Bitping’s Dean Little dives into technical aspects of blockchain
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7 March, 2022

CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Bitping’s Dean Little dives into technical aspects of blockchain

In the latest installment of the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, Bitping CEO Dean Little talks about building applications on the blockchain,...
Zhejiang province hikes energy costs for miners as China doubles down on sector
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2 March, 2022

Zhejiang province hikes energy costs for miners as China doubles down on sector

Despite a countrywide ban on block reward mining, Zhejiang has become the latest province to implement an electricity hike for...
Kazakhstan shuts down 13 illegal mining farms as energy shortage bites
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25 February, 2022

Kazakhstan shuts down 13 illegal mining farms as energy shortage bites

The Ministry of Energy cracked down on the 13 illegal mining farms, which it claimed had been using a lot...
BSV Academy new book tackles profitable and sustainable Bitcoin mining
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23 February, 2022

BSV Academy new book tackles profitable and sustainable Bitcoin mining

The BSV Academy's new ebook tackles everything from choosing an ASIC miner to how the climate and geopolitics of a...
Bitcoin mining—the race to zero? Or race to efficiency?
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15 February, 2022

Bitcoin mining—the race to zero? Or race to efficiency?

This week, Jerry Chan focuses on the economics of the block reward mining industry, explaining why it is one of...
Kazakhstan wants to raise tax on block reward miners by 500%
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15 February, 2022

Kazakhstan wants to raise tax on block reward miners by 500%

The proposal by the Minister of Finance will also see miners pay a monthly tax on their mining rigs, whether...
The future economics of block reward mining
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14 February, 2022

The future economics of block reward mining

If producing a block consumes the same amount of energy across all chains, then the most energy-efficient chain is the...