IBM’s new AI chip offers 22X speedup with ‘mind-blowing’ energy efficiency
The team’s already years into work on the next version of the potentially revolutionary NorthPole hardware.
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Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index updated to reflect hardware distribution and hash rate increases
Cambridge researchers revise the widely cited index in response to evidence indicating periodic overestimation of Bitcoin mining’s electricity consumption.
Crypto community reacts to Ledger wallet’s secret recovery phrase service
Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger's latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea.
Daily Raids on Crypto Farms as Abkhazia Intensifies Mining Crackdown
Authorities in Abkhazia are stepping up efforts to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining amid electricity shortages in the winter months. The government of the breakaway Georgian region announced it’s also…
Iran court orders the release of seized crypto mining equipment
Judicial rulings require Iranian authorities to release a part of the 150,000 crypto mining equipment previously seized due to energy concerns.
Buenos Aires to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining in 2023
The province of Buenos Aires in Argentina will begin taxing cryptocurrency mining and possibly staking, in 2023. A new proposal modifies the tax law to introduce cryptocurrency mining as a…
‘Father of the iPod’ helps Ledger create new cold crypto wallet
Tony Fadell, the man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat, collaborates with major crypto wallet firm Ledger to build a new cold wallet.
Crypto miners in Russia capitalize on the bear market by hoarding ASIC devices
Miners in Russia have likely been increasingly buying crypto ASICs due to reduced prices of mining devices as well as low-cost energy.
Trezor reports 300% surge in sales revenue due to FTX contagion
The hardware wallet firm is certain that the latest uptick in demand is a result of investors rescuing their funds in the aftermath of the FTX failure.
Ledger hardware wallets hit by the FTX earthquake, CTO says
Some Ledger users weren’t able to process withdrawals using Ledger Live on Wednesday, according to social media reports.