cryptocurrency mining

It may be common knowledge that mining Bitcoin (BTC) requires a great deal of energy and computer power but it did not deter a person online from trying to do it on an 80’s era  Nintendo Co, Ltd (OTC: NTDOY) GameBoy console running on two AA batteries.  What Happened: Stacksmashing...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is taking a diametrically opposite stand to Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) on putting restrictions on the use of its gaming graphics cards for cryptocurrency mining, PC Gamer reported. What Happened: AMD reportedly confirmed that it would not be blocking...

Hello Pal International Inc (OTC: HLLPF) said Thursday its website suffered a “temporary outage due to server overload” after it announced the partial purchase of a Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) mining facility.  What Happened: Hello Pal said its website experienced a surge of traffic...

Reports of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) mining with Sony Corporation’s (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 5 console are not genuine, Cointelegraph reported Monday. What Happened: A report emanating from GizChina claimed that a Chinese software developer, Yifan Gu, mined ETH using Sony’s latest console....

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) retouched the $50,000 levels in a 24-hour period leading up to Monday night, spurring a rally in the shares of multiple companies linked to cryptocurrencies. The apex cryptocurrency touched a high of $50,127.51 on a trailing 24-hour period and was trading 6.59% higher at $49,...

Stocks of several cryptocurrency-focused companies are extending gains over the previous day in early pre-market session at press-time on Wednesday. The surge comes in tandem with the cryptocurrency market overnight, with Bitcoin (BTC) hitting a new all-time high of $51,335.23. ZW Data Action...

Sos Ltd (NYSE: SOS) shares shot up 81.03% in the after-hours trading and the regular session today. What Happened: The surge comes amid overall strength in the cryptocurrency market following Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) announcing a $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin (BTC). The...

Bitcoin (BTC) hit its all-time high of $41,941.56 just at the beginning of this year, but the apex cryptocurrency is not rising in isolation, the so-called altcoins are also experiencing new highs. Investors can wet their feet in cryptocurrencies by buying the coins directly from exchanges like...

Some of the biggest technology companies in China have a representation in the country's newly-created national blockchain committee, a list of members published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revealed. What Happened Tencent Holdings Ltd. (OTC: TCEHY), Baidu...

BTC/USD fell back down after rising gradually. Interest from Russia and the upcoming launch of Bakkt provide hope. The charts show that Bitcoin is balanced. The experts poll shows a bullish short-term trend and a drop afterward. The grandaddy of cryptocurrencies climbed up gently and dropped back...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is gaining market share from Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), and one analyst says the market is too worried about AMD’s graphics card business. The Analyst Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya reiterated his Buy rating for AMD and raised his price...

The cryptocurrency market ended a brutal week on a low note on Friday, with most major cryptocurrencies trading down more than 2 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move. Headlines...

Sometimes, the worst part about investing in technology stocks is understanding the complicated terminology, which can seem like a foreign language to someone who isn’t an expert. With cryptocurrencies becoming all the rage on Wall Street these days, Benzinga compiled an investor glossary of...

Cryptocurrencies have spawned several cottage industries, and one is the manufacture of chips for cryptocurrency mining.   Cryptocurrency is a form of digital money meant to be used as a medium of exchange, and it uses cryptography to secure and verify transactions, as well as to...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMD) shares were up 5.8 percent Wednesday after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report topped lofty market expectations. A number of Wall Street analysts weighed in following the report.  Voices From The Street Bernstein analyst Stacy...