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Did This Bitcoin Mining Pool Just Try to Create Coins Out of Thin Air?

P. H. Madore

As if 2019 hasn’t been crazy enough, earlier today someone seemingly tried to counterfeit an entire Bitcoin block. Bitcoin had an invalid block at height 584,802, as spotted by @juscamarena All 8 nodes at https://t.co/WKQ8hPDGON identified the block as invalid: Bitcoin Core 0.18.0Bitcoin Core 0.17.1Bitcoin Core 0.16.2Bitcoin Core 0.10.3bcoinBitcoin Knots 0.14.2btcdLibbitcoin pic.twitter.com/p5WKJ5rO0t — BitMEX Research […] The post Did This Bitcoin Mining Pool Just Try to Create Coins Out of Thin Air? appeared first on CCN Markets

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Bitcoin Mining Giant Named One of China’s Hottest Startup Employers

Mark Emem

China has held the crown for being the home of some of the largest makers of bitcoin mining equipment for years now. According to LinkedIn, one of these bitcoin mining rigs has emerged as a favored destination for job seekers in the world’s second-largest economy. Per CNBC citing a report by the Microsoft-owned professional social […] The post Bitcoin Mining Giant Named One of China's Hottest Startup Employers appeared first on CCN Markets