Tag: Antpool
Mining Profits Sink as Values Decline, Many Platforms on Shaky Ground
The recent drop in values has created anxiety among many players in the crypto space, perhaps none more so than miners, many of whom...
Truth Behind the News: Bitcoin’s Supposed 51% Attack
On the 26th of June Crypto Briefing, Bitcoininst, CryptoVest, Smartereum, LiveBitcoinNews and CryptoCoinNews all reported on the Bitmain-owned pools Antpool & BTC.com reaching close to 51% of Bitcoin's total hashpower...
The ASIC Debate Heats Up As Mining Becomes More Centralized
In 2013 the first Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) entered the marketplace for Bitcoin mining. These chips, which are vastly more powerful than the...