Mining Pools News

83 Percent of Poll Respondents Support Segregated Witness: ViaBTC

MAY 08, 2017 | Joseph Young

ViaBTC, the mining pool known for its strong support for Bitcoin Unlimited, polled its operators to decide whether to activate the Segwit scaling solution.

4353 | 4

What to Mine After Ethereum’s PoS: World's First Bitcoin Mining Pool Adds Zcash Support

APR 23, 2017 | Joseph Young

The development team behind the anonymous cryptocurrency Zcash revealed that Slush Pool, the world’s first Bitcoin mining pool, has added support for Zcash.

29471 | 2

World’s Third Most Powerful Data Center to be Used For Bitcoin Mining

NOV 06, 2016 | Joseph Young

Bitmain, the bitcoin industry’s second largest mining pool and most popular mining equipment manufacturer, has partnered with investors in China to launch the world’s third most power consuming data center.

148 | 2

ViaBTC Sees 50% Drop in Hashpower After Supporting Bitcoin Unlimited

OCT 12, 2016 | Joseph Young

ViaBTC, one of the largest mining pools in the world, experienced a 50% drop in its hashpower after allocating all of its resources in mining Bitcoin Unlimited blocks.

172 | 6

Bitcoin Mining with Zero Fee: BTC.com Joins Mining Pool Race

SEP 21, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Bitmain’s BTC.com launches its open-source platform to compete in the global Bitcoin mining pool distribution market.

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ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool

SEP 05, 2016 | Joseph Young

After ViaBTC announced their interest in increasing the Bitcoin block size, it has risen from the fifth to the second largest mining pool in the market today.

113 | 2

Ethereum Mining Made Possible on Any PCs

MAY 27, 2016 | Andrew Marshall

Minergate, one of the largest multi-currency mining pools, has recently added the Ethereum mining feature to its mining client.

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Bitcoin Mining, Ethereum Mining, Cloud Mining: 2016 Overview

MAR 30, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Bitcoin saw a surge in price between March 2015-16 bringing back profitability to mining. Is this now a good time to get mining again?

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New Cornell Paper Suggests Mining Pools Will Shrink in Size

JUL 21, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

A newly published Cornell University paper suggests that Bitcoin mining pools should eventually become smaller in size

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Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT

JUN 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Three of China's biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that the Bitcoin Core development team should strive for consensus, and will therefore not support a switch to Bitcoin XT

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Chinese Mining Pools Propose Alternative 8 MB Block Size

JUN 16, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Five of China's biggest mining pools — AntPool, F2Pool, BTCChina, BW Mining, and Huobi — have agreed to raise the block size limit to 8 MB.

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World’s First Mining Pool ‘Slushpool’ Targets Chinese Market

APR 25, 2015 | Guest Author

CoinTelegraph spoke with the creator of the first bitcoin mining pool of the world, Slushpool, which has released its Chinese version targeting the untapped potential of the growing Asian market.

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What to Mine After Ethereum’s PoS: World's First Bitcoin Mining Pool Adds Zcash Support

APR 23, 2017 | Joseph Young

The development team behind the anonymous cryptocurrency Zcash revealed that Slush Pool, the world’s first Bitcoin mining pool, has added support for Zcash.

29471 | 2

83 Percent of Poll Respondents Support Segregated Witness: ViaBTC

MAY 08, 2017 | Joseph Young

ViaBTC, the mining pool known for its strong support for Bitcoin Unlimited, polled its operators to decide whether to activate the Segwit scaling solution.

4353 | 4

Ethereum Mining Made Possible on Any PCs

MAY 27, 2016 | Andrew Marshall

Minergate, one of the largest multi-currency mining pools, has recently added the Ethereum mining feature to its mining client.

995

Bitcoin Mining, Ethereum Mining, Cloud Mining: 2016 Overview

MAR 30, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Bitcoin saw a surge in price between March 2015-16 bringing back profitability to mining. Is this now a good time to get mining again?

936

Bitcoin Mining with Zero Fee: BTC.com Joins Mining Pool Race

SEP 21, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Bitmain’s BTC.com launches its open-source platform to compete in the global Bitcoin mining pool distribution market.

399

ViaBTC Sees 50% Drop in Hashpower After Supporting Bitcoin Unlimited

OCT 12, 2016 | Joseph Young

ViaBTC, one of the largest mining pools in the world, experienced a 50% drop in its hashpower after allocating all of its resources in mining Bitcoin Unlimited blocks.

172 | 6

World’s Third Most Powerful Data Center to be Used For Bitcoin Mining

NOV 06, 2016 | Joseph Young

Bitmain, the bitcoin industry’s second largest mining pool and most popular mining equipment manufacturer, has partnered with investors in China to launch the world’s third most power consuming data center.

148 | 2

ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool

SEP 05, 2016 | Joseph Young

After ViaBTC announced their interest in increasing the Bitcoin block size, it has risen from the fifth to the second largest mining pool in the market today.

113 | 2

Chinese Mining Pools Propose Alternative 8 MB Block Size

JUN 16, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Five of China's biggest mining pools — AntPool, F2Pool, BTCChina, BW Mining, and Huobi — have agreed to raise the block size limit to 8 MB.

138

New Cornell Paper Suggests Mining Pools Will Shrink in Size

JUL 21, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

A newly published Cornell University paper suggests that Bitcoin mining pools should eventually become smaller in size

12

Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT

JUN 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Three of China's biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that the Bitcoin Core development team should strive for consensus, and will therefore not support a switch to Bitcoin XT

59

World’s First Mining Pool ‘Slushpool’ Targets Chinese Market

APR 25, 2015 | Guest Author

CoinTelegraph spoke with the creator of the first bitcoin mining pool of the world, Slushpool, which has released its Chinese version targeting the untapped potential of the growing Asian market.

36

ViaBTC Sees 50% Drop in Hashpower After Supporting Bitcoin Unlimited

OCT 12, 2016 | Joseph Young

ViaBTC, one of the largest mining pools in the world, experienced a 50% drop in its hashpower after allocating all of its resources in mining Bitcoin Unlimited blocks.

172 | 6

83 Percent of Poll Respondents Support Segregated Witness: ViaBTC

MAY 08, 2017 | Joseph Young

ViaBTC, the mining pool known for its strong support for Bitcoin Unlimited, polled its operators to decide whether to activate the Segwit scaling solution.

4353 | 4

ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool

SEP 05, 2016 | Joseph Young

After ViaBTC announced their interest in increasing the Bitcoin block size, it has risen from the fifth to the second largest mining pool in the market today.

113 | 2

World’s Third Most Powerful Data Center to be Used For Bitcoin Mining

NOV 06, 2016 | Joseph Young

Bitmain, the bitcoin industry’s second largest mining pool and most popular mining equipment manufacturer, has partnered with investors in China to launch the world’s third most power consuming data center.

148 | 2

What to Mine After Ethereum’s PoS: World's First Bitcoin Mining Pool Adds Zcash Support

APR 23, 2017 | Joseph Young

The development team behind the anonymous cryptocurrency Zcash revealed that Slush Pool, the world’s first Bitcoin mining pool, has added support for Zcash.

29471 | 2

World’s First Mining Pool ‘Slushpool’ Targets Chinese Market

APR 25, 2015 | Guest Author

CoinTelegraph spoke with the creator of the first bitcoin mining pool of the world, Slushpool, which has released its Chinese version targeting the untapped potential of the growing Asian market.

36

Chinese Mining Pools Propose Alternative 8 MB Block Size

JUN 16, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Five of China's biggest mining pools — AntPool, F2Pool, BTCChina, BW Mining, and Huobi — have agreed to raise the block size limit to 8 MB.

138

Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT

JUN 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Three of China's biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that the Bitcoin Core development team should strive for consensus, and will therefore not support a switch to Bitcoin XT

59

New Cornell Paper Suggests Mining Pools Will Shrink in Size

JUL 21, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

A newly published Cornell University paper suggests that Bitcoin mining pools should eventually become smaller in size

12

Bitcoin Mining, Ethereum Mining, Cloud Mining: 2016 Overview

MAR 30, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Bitcoin saw a surge in price between March 2015-16 bringing back profitability to mining. Is this now a good time to get mining again?

936

Ethereum Mining Made Possible on Any PCs

MAY 27, 2016 | Andrew Marshall

Minergate, one of the largest multi-currency mining pools, has recently added the Ethereum mining feature to its mining client.

995

Bitcoin Mining with Zero Fee: BTC.com Joins Mining Pool Race

SEP 21, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Bitmain’s BTC.com launches its open-source platform to compete in the global Bitcoin mining pool distribution market.

399