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Should you Pre-Order an Obelisk GRN1 ASIC for GRIN? – Pros and Cons

Ciprian V.

Obelisk, a fairly new ASIC manufacturer based on the US, announced the pre-sale of their first ASIC for GRIN Coin. During the pre-sale, the company charges $3,000 USD per unit. Once the pre-sale ends, the price will rise to $6,000 USD per unit. The estimated performance of the miner is 100 GPS at 800 W, which equals to the performance of 50 Nvidia GTX 2080 Ti cards, while requiring the power of roughly 6 said GPUs. The money raised during the pre-launch will go to support the development of said miners. The development of the main mining chip is estimated to be completed may of this year. The first units should be shipped to the end user in October of this year. Is GRIN a Good Coin to…

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How to Mine Beam With Nvidia and AMD GPU

Ciprian V.

How to Mine Beam An Introduction to the Scalable Confidential Cryptocurrency Note: This is NOT a sponsored post. As always, I only recommend you to mine cryptocurrencies that have the potential to become something big. Pumping and dumping is no longer a viable strategy for GPU miners in 2019. Nowadays, it’s all about investing your hashing power in a good project that has future and stick to it long enough to reap the benefits. Beam is one of those coins that might have a bright future, and hence might be good to mine. Let’s take a look at it. What is Beam? To receive the latest updates follow me on social media! facebooktwitterFollowgoogleyoutube Beam is a new crypto that aims to combine scalability and anonymity by implementing innovative…

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Broke Iran Seizes 1,000 Crypto Rigs, Skips Bitcoin Mining Mosques

Mark Emem

As sanctions imposed by the United States continue to bite reducing government revenues and widening the budget deficit, Iran has turned its ire to Bitcoin mining operations in the country that are mooching off the country’s heavily subsidized power. Bitcoin mining in Iran nearly as profitable as in China According to Reuters, 1,000 bitcoin mining […] The post Broke Iran Seizes 1,000 Crypto Rigs, Skips Bitcoin Mining Mosques appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin’s Energy Use Isn’t Crazy, Rivals Switzerland’s Power Consumption

P. H. Madore

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has released an index of sorts devoted to macro data about Bitcoin, all of it relating to electricity consumption. Tree Huggers Take Solace Historically, one great objection to Bitcoin has been its perceived large-scale energy consumption. Some question the logic of building out an entirely new system when the […] The post Bitcoin’s Energy Use Isn’t Crazy, Rivals Switzerland's Power Consumption appeared first on CCN.com

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New T-Rex 0.12.1 Nvidia Miner With Improve MTP Performance

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The latest T-Rex Nvidia GPU miner version 0.12.1 brings some performance improvement for the MTP algorithm used by ZCoin (XZC), the performance should be up by 1{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940}-3{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940} on some video cards according to the developer. The new version also adds the ability to view the T-Rex log file directly in the web browser and fixes the issues with the Benchmark mode not working properly in the miner. Do note that the T-Rex is a closed source miner with 1{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940} development fee built-in. Also make sure you have a recent video driver installed (the latest for CUDA 10 support) as the binaries for both Linux and Windows are compiled for CUDA 9.1/9.2/10.0. – For more information and to download and try the latest version of the…

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The Fastest Nvidia Miner for the MTP Algorithm Used by ZCoin (XZC)

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The latest ccminer 1.1.23 djm34 fork for the MTP algorithm used by ZCoin (XZC) seems to be providing the best performance for more recent Nvidia mining GPUs such as GTX 1070 or 1080 Ti including the latest RTX 2080 Ti as well (faster than the recently updated T-Rex miner). Owners of GTX 1080-based GPUs with GDDR5X memory can use the OhGodAnETHlargementPill to get a bit of extra boost in performance. The miner is open source, though there is a built-in 0.25{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940} fee (that can be turned off) in the officially compiled binaries for both Linux and Windows. Do note however that the official windows binary requires CUDA 10.1-compatible video driver, so you may need to update your mining rigs. Linux binaries are available for CUDA 0.2, 10 and 10.1. Stability wise…

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eToro Senior Analyst Mati Greenspan’s 3 Favorite Crypto Picks

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eToro senior markets analyst Mati Greenspan isn’t one to mince words. When responding to a query on entry-level crypto investing, the portfolio manager didn’t hesitate to point out the top three cryptocurrency choices that are currently piquing his interest: Hi Paul. My top three favorite cryptos right now are BTC, LTC, & BNB. This is […] The post eToro Senior Analyst Mati Greenspan's 3 Favorite Crypto Picks appeared first on CCN.com The post eToro Senior Analyst Mati Greenspan's 3 Favorite Crypto Picks appeared first on Belher Mining.

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3 Reasons Mark Sanford’s Grim Economic Prediction is Wrong

Aaron Weaver

Mark Sanford, former Republican South Carolina Governor, thinks we’re in a heap of trouble. He told “Fox News Sunday” that he predicts “the most significant financial storm… since the Great Depression.” Coincidentally, Sanford also announced he’s challenging President Donald Trump in 2020. It wouldn’t be the first time a politician has said something alarming to […] The post 3 Reasons Mark Sanford’s Grim Economic Prediction is Wrong appeared first on CCN.com

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BiKi.com Appoints Ex-Odin CEO As Global Business Development Director

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9th September, 2019, Singapore, Singapore – In line with the company’s globalization initiatives, fast-growing crypto exchange BiKi.com has appointed new Global Business Development Director, Matthias Ang. In his previous roles at organizations such as Appco Group Asia, Prudential, FlexM, Odin and others, Ang has accrued more than ten years’ experience in business development and sales. […] The post BiKi.com Appoints Ex-Odin CEO As Global Business Development Director appeared first on CCN.com

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HODL: Bitcoin Investors Hold Their Coins Longer Than Ethereum Holders – EWN – Ethereum World News

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HODL: Bitcoin Investors Hold Their Coins Longer Than Ethereum Holders – EWN Ethereum World NewsEthereum Price (ETH) Could Continue Higher While Bitcoin Struggles newsBTCEthereum Price Analysis ETH / USD: Aiming High Crypto BriefingCryptocurrency market update: Recovery picks up steam, Ethereum adds 6{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940} FXStreetBitcoin {BTC} revolution: Deputy Prime Minister attends FINSUM conference; Ethereum {ETH} hardfork postponed OBNView full coverage on Google Newsfrom “ethereum” – Google News https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/hodl-bitcoin-investors-longer-ethereum/

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Solidity Storage Array Bugs

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Solidity Storage Array Bug Announcement This blog post is about two bugs connected to storage arrays which are otherwise unrelated. Both have been present in the compiler for a long time and have only been discovered now even though a contract containing them should very likely show malfunctions in tests….

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Geth v1.9.0

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Six months distilled – After many months of silence, we’re proud to announce the v1.9.0 release of Go Ethereum! Although this release has been in the making for a lot longer than we anticipated, we’re confident there will be some juicy feature for everyone to enjoy! Warning: We’ve tried our best to squash all…