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Antminer has been teasing its new E9 cryptocurrency ASIC miner for a very long time. Today, the E9 has launched, though the final official performance numbers seem to be lower than initial claims.

Buying used GPU that was mined on is generally almost never a good idea. As such, one buyer who purchased a used Nvidia RTX 3080 10GB card soon found out that things weren't quite what it looked like.

Crypto miners will observe power supply cuts to avoid a possible rise in the country's electricity consumption. Iran noticed record-high demand last year. This year, it aims to act promptly.

Chinese cryptocurrency miners aren't fazed by the nationwide ban on the activity. The country currently contributes the second-most hash rates after the USA. Is legislation enough to curb mining?

Testing shows Nvidia's new RTX 2060 12GB graphics card is extremely efficient at cryptocurrency mining. The GPU is producing efficiency levels of close to 400kH/J. The card can also game decently.

Google has said as many as 86% of hacked Google Cloud instances are being used to mine for cryptocurrencies. It said users should use better passwords and keep third-party software updated.