Neowin News Feed for: Miners

The bitcoin mining hash rate has increased by a huge 155% this year

Paul Hill — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:42:01 +0000

Since the start of the year, the bitcoin hash rate has boomed by 155%. Hash rate charts indicate the amount of computing power mining bitcoin, which makes us ask: why are so many mining it now? Read more...

Four fifths of the total supply of bitcoin have been mined

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:56:01 +0000

Bitcoin has passed a significant point in its short history. The cryptocurrency has recently seen its 16.8 millionth coin mined which means 80% of all the coins are now in circulation. Read more...

Bitcoin miner rewards to halve in mid-July

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:10:01 +0000

An event in the bitcoin world, dubbed the 'halving', will see the amount miners earn per block decrease from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC. The 'halving' is believed to be one of the reasons for the price spike. Read more...