Bitmain

The leading manufacturer of Bitcoin mining equipment Bitmain suffered losses in the first two months of 2019 totaling $ 625 million. Nevertheless, the company expects that high demand for new 7-nm devices will allow it to finish the year with positive results, writes Cryptoglobe with reference to local media. So, according to WeMedia, with cumulative operating income […]

The San Francisco-based blockchain-start-up 0x has partnered with the Israeli company StarkWare to develop a StarkDEX solution, with which decentralized exchanges can process about 500 transactions per second. It is reported by CoinDesk. The StarkDEX technology is based on a zero-knowledge proofs system of evidence. According to representatives of the Israeli startup, their development will contribute to the development of “scalable non-custodial […]

According to the Diar report, with an increase in the total computing power of the Bitcoin network, the share of unknown mining pools in it increases. At the same time, the share of pools associated with the Chinese giant Bitmain, which previously had almost a monopoly position, is gradually decreasing. The researchers note that in this way the network of the first cryptocurrency becomes more decentralized. For example, if the share of unknown Bitcoin-miners in early 2018 […]