ASIC News

ASIC miners are the best option for Bitcoin network security well into the future, new research has found.

Two weeks after announcing it had purchased a record 17,595 Antminer S19 ASICs, Core Scientific has announced an expanded partnership with a multi-billion hedge fund.

The Bitcoin mining ASIC manufacturing industry is expected to further consolidate, as is the wider mining farm operating sector.

United States firm, Marathon Patent Group, announced that it installed 700 units of Bitcoin mining ASIC units.

World-leading mining hardware producer Bitmain launched its new Antminer T19 Bitcoin Mining ASIC.

TokenInsight reports that Q1 2020 saw significant hash rate volatility and some mining farms fell into negative performance.

Poolin releases figures showing current hashrate distribution in the lower quartile to calculate miner capitulation after the halving of Bitcoin’s block subsidy.

MicroBT has unveiled its coming series of 100 TH/s miners for the post-halving block rewards, igniting competition with Bitmain.

Leading mining ASIC producer Bitmain announced the intention to grant a partial refund to customers that bought AntMiners S17+ and T17+ before the price cuts.

The first round of Chinese sales for Bitmain’s Antminer S19s saw the units sell out within 24 hours, and will be shipped to buyers between March 11 and March 20.

The Ethereum community is still engaged in bitter debates on ProgPoW and ASIC resistance, which some believe exposed the ‘suboptimal’ nature of its governance.

Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors in ASIC producer Canaan’s IPO.

Analysts from Marcus Aurelius Value published a detailed report throwing shade on some of Canaan’s business practices, alleging that its business model is invalid.

Bitmain will reveal a new flagship series of Antminers designed to “safeguard miners for future mining.” The new S19 will produce 95 terahash per second.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has proposed a regulatory framework that would have it oversee digital wallets, including Calibra.