Mining
Why Timothy Coles is Selling His $2 Million Gold Mine for Bitcoin
Timothy Coles, a 35-year gold mining veteran, tells CoinDesk why he is selling his Yukon interests for 3,200 BTC.
DigitalBTC Reports Early Success on Australian Securities Exchange
The Australian bitcoin firm has reported its first quarterly earnings since it was re-listed on the ASX.
The Bitcoin Mining Arms Race: GHash.io and the 51% Issue
Tensions have eased following the mining industry's summit, but we're still in an ASIC arms race, argues Jon Matonis.
GHash Commits to 40% Hashrate Cap at Bitcoin Mining Summit
Organized by GHash.io and CEX.io, attendees failed to agree on a fix but laid the foundation for possible solutions.
Industrial Bitcoin Mine Employee Disappears After $190k in Alleged Theft, Fraud
A man using at least two aliases has defrauded both investors and a Tampa-based industrial bitcoin mine.
Butterfly Labs Accused of Buying Blog to Hide Negative Search Results
Mining hardware manufacturer Butterfly Labs is accused of buying satirical blog Buttcoins.org to manage its online reputation.
Banning, Dumping and Attacks on Mining: Could Bitcoin be Hijacked?
Has bitcoin reached a point where its technology infrastructure is safe from attack? Or is it still vulnerable?
CoinDesk Mining Roundup: BitFury's Latest Venture and a Global Scrypt Network
In this week's roundup: PeerNova gets new funding while BitFury enters the investment game with a new venture fund.
CoinSummit Day Two: Mining Superpowers and the 51% Challenge
During the second day of CoinSummit in London, miners talked nomenclature while exchange operators discussed banking.
5 Global Problems Bitcoin's Proof of Work Can Help Solve
Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?
