We promised you reviews of all the hottest mining gear in 2018, and Bitsonline keeps its promises! Today we're trying out the DragonMing B52 Blake2b Siacoin ASIC miner. Halong Mining recently announced several miners in very short succession, and has shipped nearly all of them in short succession. Siacoin is pretty much the only currently viable Blake2b algorithm coin that can … [Read more...] about Halong Delivers Again: DragonMint B52 Blake2b Siacoin ASIC Miner Review
Cryptocurrency Mining
Cryptocurrency Mining
A New Russian Cryptocurrency MFC: What Is This?
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MFC is a currency proposed as the internal token of the "Freeland" – a democratic decentralized virtual state. Its goal is to create a society with transparent democracy: where people can create proposals, vote for other people, exchange goods, use smart-contracts ... all using their own MFC blockchain. Also see: Barclays Bewilders Investors with Baffling ‘Bitcoin Infection’ … [Read more...] about A New Russian Cryptocurrency MFC: What Is This?
Let the Decred ASIC Mining Begin! Our Review of the DragonMint B29 Blake 256
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining has been a highly debated hot button issue over the last couple years, with most of the focus on Bitcoin mining. Recently we reviewed a Cryptonight by Baikal miner, so let's try something a little different: a Decred miner. The DragonMint B29 Blake256 Decred miner is a 900 watt 2.3 TH/s ASIC from Halong. This machine was something of a surprise … [Read more...] about Let the Decred ASIC Mining Begin! Our Review of the DragonMint B29 Blake 256
Rumored Ethereum Miner Arrives as Bitmain Unveils Antminer E3
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Bitmain's rumored ASIC-like miner for Ethereum exists, as the crypto-mining hardware powerhouse has officially offered up the first batch of its already infamous Antminer E3 miners. Calls for a hard fork to change Ethereum's current Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm to mitigate a Bitmain miner have grown in recent weeks, while others are saying such a move is no longer … [Read more...] about Rumored Ethereum Miner Arrives as Bitmain Unveils Antminer E3
Google Bans All Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store
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Search engine giant Google has revealed that it is banning all cryptocurrency mining extensions from its Chrome Web store, in an attempt to stop apps that trick users into mining cryptocurrencies (called "crypto-jacking"). Until now, the store permitted mining extensions that took informed consent of users before using their computing power. Also see: KO’d: Feds Arrest … [Read more...] about Google Bans All Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store
