Why Cryptocurrency Miners Are Trading Bitcoin Futures

Why Cryptocurrency Miners Are Trading Bitcoin Futures Bitcoin futures, which failed to generate the investor interest some had hoped for when CME Group Inc. and CBOE Global Markets Inc. first offered them in December, are finding support from an unlikely quarter – cryptocurrency miners, according to MarketWatch. Miners are using...

How to mine one million dollars in bitcoin on an $800 laptop

It seems that no matter which direction you turn, there is now talk of Bitcoin, Lambo's and Mining just about everywhere. Here’s the thing: Just about any device capable of banging a few numbers together can contribute to a cryptocurrency mining pool, and that means almost any device can technically...

Intel Files Patent To Reduce Bitcoin Mining Energy Use

US technology company Intel has filed a patent for a Bitcoin (BTC) mining hardware accelerator that would reduce the amount of electricity used in crypto mining by “reducing the space utilized and power consumed by Bitcoin mining hardware,” according to a US Patent and Trademark Office patent application released yesterday,...