Mining

butterflylabs-monarch
Butterfly Labs Monarch miner announcement angers customers
Butterfly Labs has announced new 'Monarch' PCI mining equipment amid complaints surrounding their existing equipment's shipping delays.
butterflylabs-monarch

Data mining
ASIC bitcoin miner arms race: the definitive CoinDesk roundup
Read our in-depth roundup on ASIC miners discussing what's available, what's not available on the current market.
Data mining

Cointerra
Cointerra's 500 Gigahash per chip bid to change ASIC market
As more bitcoin mining rigs surface, is it better to be the best manufacturer, or first to market?
Cointerra

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Inside Butterfly Labs: The ASIC bitcoin mining arms race
CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and looks at the factors involved in the bitcoin mining arms race.
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cloud servers
Discount code and Primecoin mining enthusiasm cause cloud server overload
Miners of Primecoin, a new digital currency, caused DigitalOcean, a cloud server provider, to restrict sign ups.
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bflobby1
Inside Butterfly Labs: The challenges of producing bitcoin mining hardware
CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and reports on how they've managed customer expectations and why they don't mine themselves.
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alt currency
Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik on altcoins, ASICs and bitcoin usability
Jeff Garzik, one of Bitcoin's core developers, shares his thoughts on alternative currencies, ASIC miners, and bitcoin usability.
alt currency

kraterminer
New company Krater offers rigs built with Avalon ASICs either from its stock or yours
Krater is offering a clone of the Avalon ASIC mining rig that contains up to 320 chips.
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TerraHash Avalon chip
Bitcoin ASIC builder Terrahash changes refund policy and refuses customer
Terrahash has changed its refund policy. The company's FAQ has been updated to say that all orders are final.
TerraHash Avalon chip

kncminer prototype
A look inside KnCMiner, bitcoin mining's dark horse
KnCMiner just increased the performance spec of its ASIC mining rigs. They're late to the party, but will they be strong enough to trounce the competition?
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