Neowin News Feed for: Chia

Special SSDs for Chia mining launched by PNY, all-new LX2030 and LX3030 are here

Sayan Sen — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:46:01 +0000

PNY has launched its new LX series of M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSDs, namely the LX3030 and LX2030 models. The new SSDs are designed for Chia cryptocurrency mining with very high endurance (TBW) ratings. Read more...

Mining Chia is not very profitable at all, finds study

Sayan Sen — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 06:04:01 +0000

Chia cryptocurrency farming is not a long-term profitable venture, finds a study conducted by Backblaze. The company has run a cost-benefit analysis of the coin to reach this conclusion. Read more...

SSD makers are cutting down warranties and endurances due to Chia mining

Sayan Sen — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 05:03:49 +0000

The Chia crypto-coin has been causing shortages of storage hardware like SSDs and HDDs. Some of the SSD makers have now started to react by reducing the endurance and warranties on their products. Read more...

New Chia crypto-coin could lead to Hard Drive and SSD shortages, price hikes

Sayan Sen — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:26:01 +0000

New Chia cryptocurrency is based on a mechanism that utilizes unused disk space for mining. This has led to massive price hikes of storage parts like hard drives and SSDs in Hong Kong, says a report. Read more...