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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 […]
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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 […]
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Since coin claiming began at 09:00 GMT on 12 January 2018, the number of people registered at the Bitcoin Parallel website has skyrocketed.
In order to maintain the Bitcoin Parallel Ecosystem, the Bitcoin Parallel Foundation has formulated a declining distribution rule. Bitcoin holders at block height of 507,000 receive BCP and BCPC at BTC: BCP = 1: 1, BTC: BCPC = 1: 1,000. But since 09:00 GMT on 13 February 2018, the distribution rate decreased by 2% every 24 hours. After being decreased to 50%, the distribution rate would then enter into a second phase, decreasing by 1% every week—until it becomes zero.
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This week the owner of the web portal Bitcoin.org and Bitcointalk, a pseudonym called Cobra wrote an open letter to the bitcoin community asking them to think about changing the Bitcoin core network’s Proof-of-Work algorithm. Also read: Ross Ulbricht Denied Post-Conviction Relief Extension Bitcoin.org Owner ‘Cobra’ Says Bitcoin Mining Is Controlled By One Man and His […]
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Over the past few months, well known hardware wallet manufacturers have been swamped with sales during and after the holiday season. Hardware wallet deliveries have been backed up and some people have had to wait weeks to get direct shipping from source manufacturers. Much of the demand has stemmed from the typical holiday season, but […]
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Cryptocurrency users are blessed with an increasing choice of hardware wallets. Ledger and Trezor, the two dominant players in the space, are facing competition from a number of new entrants. Ledger will soon be joined by a fellow French manufacturer in the form of Archos, a company best known for its audio accessories. Its Safe-T […]
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The future for manufacturers of bitcoin mining hardware in China appears bright despite reports that the Chinese central government will seek to rein in the power consumption of mining companies operating within its borders. Hong Kong-based media outlet, South China Morning Post, has reported that there is considerable international demand for Chinese mining hardware internationally […]
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