Grade school might tell you anything is possible. Complete and total decentralization, however, is not– at least sustainably. The premise that decentralization is impossible hinges on the fact that decentralization “experiments” such as Bitcoin have approached degrees...
The Iran economic commission has approved a cryptocurrency mining regulatory mechanism. This is according to an announcement made by the nation’s Chamber of Commerce. The long-awaited framework is set to be tabled in parliament for formal consent and ratification as a...
Why China Wants to Ban Cryptocurrency Mining China is looking to ban cryptocurrency mining and regulators in the country are seeking public opinion on the matter. The nation is home to the world’s biggest mining-pools and hardware manufacturers. Its leadership is,...
Intel has obtained a bitcoin mining SHA-256 datapath patent that covers a processor and hardware accelerator. The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded the patent. The patented hardware is designed to provide greater mining energy efficiency by reducing...