Secret crypto mining farm found in Massachusetts school's crawlspace
The hidden operation cost the school more than $17,000 in electricity
Buying second-hand graphics cards that were used for crypto mining isn't as risky as you might think
* Most of the time
In context: It's an argument that has been raging for years: is buying a second-hand graphics card worth the risk when it could have been used extensively for crypto mining? Probably the most famous of all the tech YouTube channels, Linus Tech Tips, has long said that former mining cards don't automatically suffer from performance issues, and could even be a better buy than those that were used exclusively for gaming. Now, Linus might have proven this claim.
Space startup schedules launch to test asteroid mining and ore refining in orbit
Subsequent flights will enter deep space to study and eventually mine a nearby space rock
Microsoft bans cryptomining from its cloud services to protect customers
Only customers with written permission from Microsoft can mine
Cryptominers unable to repay millions in loans are handing over their mining rigs instead
Rigs that have lost 85% of their value since last November
GPU Mining Is Dead, Where Are My Cheap GPUs?
Let's talk GPU prices and this month's update is very interesting because of two key factors: the first, Nvidia just launched new GeForce 40 series graphics cards; and second, GPU mining is now dead.
Ethereum finally switches to proof-of-stake, ending GPU mining
Better late than never
What is Sustainable Computing? A shift in how we develop the hardware of the future
Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
Ethereum's "Merge" will end GPU mining in mid September
Hopefully it doesn't suffer another delay
Celsius bankruptcy could push mining rig prices even lower
ASIC miners are already at a two-year low
Used graphics card prices fall up to 50% as more cryptominers sell their GPUs
Would you buy a second-hand mining card?
GPU Availability and Pricing Update: June 2022
GPU pricing and availability continues a super positive trend, with the crypto market pooping the bed and gamers' demand slowing due to next-gen anticipation, GPUs are readily available at retailers.
Ethereum miners spent $15 billion on graphics cards in the last 18 months
That explains those shortages
Bitcoin mining bounces back in China as country takes second-largest global hashrate share
Despite the crypto ban, China is second only to the US when it comes to mining
Asus says demand for graphics cards used to mine crypto is disappearing
Good news for gamers
SEC fines Nvidia $5.5 million for failing to disclose cryptomining's revenue impacts
The decision dates back to 2018 revenue reports that failed to account for crypto-based sales
US targets Russian Bitcoin miners in latest round of sanctions
Russians have been using crypto to lessen the impact of economic sanctions
GPU Availability and Pricing Update, April 2022: Inching Ever Closer to MSRP
It's time for our monthly graphics card pricing update and in overly positive news, the trend towards more affordable GPUs has continued. We're inching ever closer to MSRP level pricing.
Intel launches second-gen Blockscale ASIC for Bitcoin mining
The silicon giant says it won't affect CPU and GPU manufacturing
Graphics cards drop to their lowest price in 15 months, now 25% over MSRP
Could they hit MSRP by May?
Nvidia's RTX 3060 laptop GPUs are being transplanted onto desktop cards to bypass mining limiter
More bad news for gamers, China edition
Nvidia hackers threaten to leak mining-limiter bypass algorithm, DLSS source code, more
Lapsus$ may have found the key to a real hash rate unlocker