Nvidia Accidentaly Removed Anti-mining Limiter in RTX 3060
The performance limiter on cryptomining implemented in GeForce RTX 3060 was supposed to remedy the dire situation with the card's availability on the market. However, the safeguards have accidentally been removed in driver code.
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Bartlomiej Sagan
March 16, 2021
Bill Gates Warns: Bitcoin Mining Will Affect Climate Change
It's been almost six months since the next cryptocurrency boom began. Bill Gates warns that mining BTC and similar digital money will have a negative impact on the climate.
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Bartlomiej Sagan
March 10, 2021
New Radeons Will Mine Crypto, AMD Follows Nvidia
More clues have emerged about AMD's plans for cryptocurrencies. The company is allegedly preparing new GPU model designed for miners.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 9, 2021
Chinese Troll Scares the Internet Claiming PS5 Mines Ethereum (It Doesn't)
The news that the PS5 is able to mine Ethereum was proven to be false. The prankster from China responsible for the rumor was quickly found. But not before scaring the living daylights out of a lot of people.
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Paul Musiolik
March 1, 2021
Bill Gates: Don't Buy Bitcoin, If You Don't Have Musk's Money
Billionaire Bill Gates addressed the issue of cryptocurrencies in a recent TV interview. In his opinion, people with less money than Elon Musk should be careful when investing in similar means of payment.
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Bart Swiatek
March 1, 2021
RTX 2080 Ti Up to 20% Slower After Cryptomining
After a year and a half of cryptomining, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti can be up to 20% weaker than the new card. What are the reasons for the reduced performance?
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Kamil Komaniecki
February 25, 2021
RTX 3060 Launches in 3 Days, But You Can Already Buy Second-hand Options
There are a few days left until RTX 3060 cards appear in stores, meanwhile, you can already buy them from second hand. Are these offers from disappointed would-be cryptominers?
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Arkadiusz Strzala
February 22, 2021
Tesla's Bitcoin Deal Earned it More Money Than Yearly Car Sales
Tesla's recent investment in Bitcoin has proven to be very profitable for Elon Musk's corporation. Thanks to the virtual coin's rise in value, the company made over $900 million in just three weeks.
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Bart Swiatek
February 22, 2021
RTX 3060 Not for Cryptominers; Nvidia to Release Dedicated Mining GPUs
The GeForce RTX 3060 will hit stores soon. Some have already received the card for testing, including those interested in cryptomining. For the latter, however, the new GPU contains some not-so-pleasant surprises.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
February 19, 2021
Bitcoin Goes Over $50k
BTC has crossed the $50,000 barrier for the first time, achiving a new record. Companies such as Tesla and BNY Mellon, which are increasingly showing interest in this market, may have significantly contributed to this situation.
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Witold Ciemierz
February 17, 2021
Internet Cafe Becomes a Dedicated Cryptomine for Better Profit
One of Taiwan's internet cafes has was rearranged as cryptocurrency mine. According to the company, this type of business is more profitable.
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Bart Swiatek
February 16, 2021
$100 Million Worth of Crypto Stolen From Celebrities
Ten people have been arrested in connection with the theft of $100 million in cryptocurrencies. The criminals used a method called SIM-swap, which means taking over a victim's phone number to withdraw funds from their bank account.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
February 14, 2021
Mastercard and Uber Plan to Accept Bitcoin Payments
Mastercard will soon allow customers to pay in cryptocurrencies. The transportation company Uber may also make a similar decision.
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Bart Swiatek
February 12, 2021
Bitcoin Miners Consume More Energy Than Argentina
BTC mining consumes more and more electricity. The total yearly power consumption of miners already exceeds figures associated with entire countries, such as Argentina, for example.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
February 11, 2021
Cryptominers Got GeForce RTX 3060, Despite Launch Scheduled for February 25
Nvidia is planning to release the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB cards in late February, and cryptominers are already bragging about having them. Expect some serious availability issues.
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Paul Musiolik
February 9, 2021
Tesla Boosts Bitcoin Exchange Rate to Nearly $50k per Piece
Elon Musk's Tesla spent $1.5 billion to buy the world's most popular cryptocurrency - Bitcoin. As a result, the virtual coin's exchange rate shot up to a record high of $47 Thousand.
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Bart Swiatek
February 9, 2021
Police Seize Over $60 Million in Bitcoin, Have no Password
This time, the password to a crypto wallet was forgotten - the fraudster who was convicted of cryptojacking does not want to reveal it. Investigators have failed to gain access despite multiple attempts, and the convicted man is not cooperating.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
February 8, 2021
Chinese Use Laptops With RTX 3000 to Mine Crypto
Another segment of PC hardware could be affected by cryptocurrency boom. In China, miners have taken to buying up laptops with RTX 3000 cards en masse to mine Ethereum.
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Paul Musiolik
February 7, 2021
Bitcoin Regains Popularity and Sets Historic Record
January turned out to be the month when more than 22.3 million unique addresses on the Bitcoin network were used to receive or send the most important cryptocurrency. It's a new record.
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Witold Ciemierz
February 5, 2021
Dogecoin Shoots for the Moon Thanks to Elon Musk and Reddit
The value of memetic cryptocurrency Dogecoin has grown by a thousand percent at its peak, all thanks to a campaign by Reddit users and tweets by Elon Musk pushed Dogecoin for top spot among cryptocurrencies according to their market capitalization.
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Adam Lukaszewski
February 2, 2021