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Nvidia’s anti-mining code is now broken
Published in News


Probably too late to do any damage

Nvidia’s code which borks its cards if they are used for Ethereum mining has been cracked.

Bitcoin and Ethereum ain't dead yet
Published in News
Thursday, 06 December 2018 11:32

Bitcoin and Ethereum ain't dead yet


Could become investors' safe havens

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum will increasingly be seen as investors’ ‘safe havens’ in 2019, claims an influential tech expert.

Nvidia cannot stop partners selling to miners
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 24 January 2018 15:46

Nvidia cannot stop partners selling to miners


But will sure try

It was cute to see everyone covering the fact that Nvidia is up in arms against (r) etailers who are selling to miners. Unfortunately, there is hardly anything Nvidia can do to stop the trend.

Ethereum startup was a successful scam
Published in News
Tuesday, 21 November 2017 11:00

Ethereum startup was a successful scam


Raised $374,000 and disappeared

A startup on the Ethereum platform vanished from the internet on Sunday after raising $374,000 from investors in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fundraiser.

AMD selling MXM GPUs to miners
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 26 July 2017 10:26

AMD selling MXM GPUs to miners


At the right quality and price

There is no doubt that AMD GPU profits are coming from bitcoin miners and AMD is taking advantage of this sudden interest. 

Data miners undermined
Published in News
Friday, 21 July 2017 13:02

Data miners undermined


Biting the bit bullet

Bitcoin has become so slow and costly that even buying a packet of cigarette takes days to process with a $5 fee making it an unwieldy and expensive solution.

Used mining graphics cards flood the market
Published in Graphics


Ethereum to blame

The mid-range graphics card shortage, which happened due to the recent crypto currency mining fever, is probably at its end as used graphics cards have started to flood the market.

Radeon 500 GPU shortage continues
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 12:21

Radeon 500 GPU shortage continues


Ethereum mining craze is still on

The GPU shortage currently mainly affects the Radeon 500 series and especially the 580 and 570 cards. These are the best for mining Ethereum right now with Geforce GTX 1060 as a good alternative. 

AMD has massive shortage of 500 series
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 15 June 2017 13:46

AMD has massive shortage of 500 series


Don’t hope to get one soon

Miners of the modern world are using the Radeon and Geforce cards to dig the ore called Ethereum.

Nvidia working on GTX 1060 mining driver
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 13 June 2017 13:51

Nvidia working on GTX 1060 mining driver


Improvement expected

A few sources have confirmed that Nvidia is working on a new driver that might improve mining performance. This seems to be the hot topic in the last few weeks.