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TerraHash opens ASIC mining preorders, loses business

ASIC mining firm TerraHash is taking preorders on its site to fund more chip purchases from Avalon. The firm lost its biggest contract earlier this month.

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Avalon accused of mining with customer ASICs

Avalon, a maker of bitcoin ASICs, has been accused, on the Bitcoin Forum, of mining with its products to mine BTC before shipping to customers

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Could hackers turn your TV into a zombie bitcoin miner?

Experts say that your Smart TV could be hacked and made to mine bitcoins. So could your PC's browser, for that matter. But how efficient would they be?

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Butterfly Labs ship first Bitforce SC 60 bitcoin miner

Butterfly Labs has shipped its first Bitfofce SC 60 bitcoin miner, as reports a Butterfly Labs forum user

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Feathercoin hit by massive attack

Feathercoin has been hit by a massive attack that saw its hashrate multiply 7.5 times.

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How Green is Bitcoin?

We look at the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining and whether the the energy costs justify the rewards.

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Should you mine for profit or proteins?

As your GPU loses traction with Bitcoin, you could start mining other coins - or you could give some power to a worthy cause like Folding@home for proteins

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Butterfly Labs launches new charity while still behind on shipments

Butterfly Labs announced they have started a charity to help the Bitcoin community, but everybody just wants to know when they will finally get their ASIC.

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Butterfly Labs finally ships out last year's Jalapeno orders

Butterfly Labs announced today that they are finally shipping out last year's Jalapeno ASIC mines. They say that all backlogged orders will be in by 90 days

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FinCEN quizzed on mining regs

Do FinCEN's regulations apply to miners? One US-based firm wants to find out, and has asked the regulatory body to clarify.

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