Bitcoin entrepreneur John Carvalho might be on to something. In a recent episode of the Tales from the Crypt podcast, he posed his theory on why did China shot itself in the foot by banning Bitcoin mining early in the year. We at NewsBTC have been racking our brains trying to come up with possible…
Today is the day, Litecoin’s 10th anniversary. Congratulations to Charlie Lee and everyone involved in the project over the years. To celebrate, we are exploring Litecoin’s history through the eyes of its creator. We covered its fair launch, the long-hard road to exchanges adopting LTC, and we introduced the SegWit story. It’s time to finish…
Recent developments in the People’s Republic have not just excited Bitcoin holders. A bullish wave of momentum has flooded back into the blockchain and crypto scene as venture capitalists return to take a second look at what’s hot in the fledgling industry. Chinese Crypto Projects Get a Boost The 2018 bear market was pretty brutal…
Bitcoin has remained static for another day as the sideways trading continues. Altcoins are showing more promise at the moment however and Bitcoin Cash is leading the way. The Bitcoin fork could be benefiting from a recent reshuffle at mining giant Bitmain. Bitcoin Cash Cranking Higher Today’s top performing crypto asset is Bitcoin Cash. According…
The Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has just announced that it will work with a Canadian startup to help create a facility with potentially 300MW of power in Texas. DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. will be providing the Chinese firm with project management services. The news comes less than a week after a different startup announced its…
China has no shortage of billionaires and the list is long according to Forbes. A new rich list has emerged and the number of crypto and blockchain executives making it is growing. Market prices aside, it is clear that many are still making billions out of the fledgling industry. Bitmain and Binance Top Crypto Rich…
Beijing based Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturing giant Bitmain has announced the sales details for the company’s latest range of crypto-specific chips. According to the company, the Antminer 17 series will be capable of mining more than 50 trillion hashes per second. Sales will take place in two batches over the next two days. Shipping is…
Bitcoin prices bullish, road to $3,800 A Twitter user picks out a Bitmain S15 vulnerability Transactional volumes low, expansion above 35 k ideal Although Bitmain is a central player in the ASIC mining sphere, their latest firmware S15 has a weakness, a Twitter user has revealed. Luckily, BTC prices are steady, and with a combination…
Just in the past two months, Bitmain has fired more than half of its staff, has closed an entire office in Tel Aviv, has shuffled top management, and removed two of its chief operations officers. And today, the Chinese bitcoin mining giant decided that it would close another overseas workplace – this time in Amsterdam.…
Bitmain Technology, the world’s largest crypto mining equipment manufacturing firm, is going to replace its chief operating officers Jihan Wu and Ketuan Zhan with a new appointee, reported the South China Morning Post. The news follows months of speculation about Bitmain losing billions in the final quarter of 2018. Earlier in December 2018, the Beijing…