Bitcoin Core 0.18.0 includes the typical range of performance improvements and bug fixes, as well as some new features. Here’s an overview of some of the most significant changes.
“With green hydroelectricity at a competitive price, innovative universities and this recent decision by the Energy Board that clearly supports the [mining] industry, Québec has all the ingredients to become a blockchain hub,”
Swiss investment firm Final Frontier is partnering with Bitfury Group to launch a regulated bitcoin mining fund for personal and institutional investors. With access to Bitfury’s worldwide mining resources, this fund offers an alternative for bitcoin investors.
A number of provincial governments are offering lower rates to attract bitcoin miners and Labrador’s government is considering energy incentives to attract “outstanding requests for service” from bitcoin data processors.
The wet season in Sichuan can drop electricity costs, and therefore bitcoin mining costs, dramatically. But according to insiders, there is currently more supply than demand in the mining market.
China's state planning agency has added cryptocurrency mining to a list of industries it would like to eliminate. This may have dire consequences for the country's mining hardware giant Bitmain.
Cryptomining manufacturer Bitmain has revealed the release date for its next-generation Antminer S17 series, in time for the anticipated bull run leading up to next year's bitcoin "halving."
ASIC chip manufacturer Canaan Creative is closing the gap between itself and cryptocurrency mining industry leader Bitmain after a massive infusion of capital.
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