Bitmain Unveils 2 Bitcoin Miners With Max Speeds Up to 110TH/s Per Unit

On Thursday, the China-based mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of two new Antminer S19 series models that process between 95 to 110 trillion hashes per second (TH/s). The Antminer S19 Pro model with 110TH/s and 29 joules per terahash (J/TH) is 24 trillion hashes per second faster than Microbt’s latest Whatsminer M30S model … Read more

Over $2.7 million in Bitcoin Cash has Been “Retrieved” by Miners Without Permission

When the Bitcoin Cash fork was introduced, not everyone redeemed those coins. One mining group has been able to sweep addresses for unclaimed BCH, currently amassing to over 9,000. The launch of Bitcoin Cash has been problematic for a wide variety of reasons. Sweeping Bitcoin Cash Without Permission Particularly the address format similarities –  resolved … Read more

How to Anonymously Buy Bitcoin Online and in Person

Buying bitcoin is a bit like buying contraception: it’s a basic human right, you should be entitled to do so privately, and it’s nobody’s business what you plan to do with it. Whether you’re buying bitcoin to set aside for a rainy day or to expend immediately in a fit of passion, you shouldn’t have … Read more

$30M Bitcoin Cash ‘SIM Hack’ Sparks Wild Crypto Tales With Vague Sources

On February 21, the crypto Twitter commentator Dovey Wan published a series of tweets about an alleged SIM card hack that purportedly saw the loss of $30 million in bitcoin cash. The story stemmed from a Reddit post that’s now deleted and so far no one has provided any verifiable proof from the proclaimed victim. … Read more