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Hidden Bitcoin PDF Discovered In Every MacOS Version Since 2018
A Bitcoin PDF document has be discovered hidden within macOS which has been hidden within the operating system since 2018. Bitcoin PDF Hidden in MacOS A file by the name of ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’ PDF has been discovered by Andy Baio whilst trying to fix a printer.…
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NVIDIA Executive Thinks Cryptocurrencies Add Nothing Useful to Society
The Crypto Mining boom has somewhat died down with the transfer of Ethereum to proof of stake and its no secret that the graphics card manufacturers profited enormously from crypto, though apparently, NVIDIA has changed their stance on crypto. NVIDIA Executive Against Crypto Michael Kegan, Chief Technology Officer at NVIDIA…
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AMD Blames Poor PC Sales For $1.1BN Drop in Q3 Revenue (Doesn’t Mention Crypto)
Typically speaking, most publically traded companies tend to reveal their Q3 revenue results on November 1st (or very shortly after). AMD, however, dropped a little bit of a surprise on the market yesterday by announcing their performance figures early. – Now, for those of you unaware, when revenue figures are…
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Ethereum Finally Switches to Proof of Stake – Is GPU Mining Now Dead?
It’s been known for quite some time now that Ethereum was looking to apply a pretty dramatic change to the manner in which the cryptocurrency could be mined. – Although we will look at this in more detail shortly, the key distinction was a transition from a ‘Proof of Work’…
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New (Possible) Bitcoin Slump Continues to Spell Good News For Graphics Cards!
One of the biggest factors in the overall improvement in the consumer graphics card situation over the last 9 months has undoubtedly been intrinsically linked to the drop in the value of cryptocurrency and specifically Bitcoin. – With mining operations pretty much wiped out due to Bitcoin losing over two-thirds…
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Has China Just Seen the Largest Data Hacking Heist in History?
It’s not exactly a secret that China likes to keep a pretty firm eye on its citizens. While this may, of course, come under the somewhat friendly guise of data keeping and general national security, it’s hard to overlook the fact that a lot of this is also done to…
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Cryptocurrency Crash Sees Panic Live Stream Sales From Chinese Miners!
Within the space of just one month, the value of Bitcoin has nosedived, and with it, it’s taken many other cryptocurrency coins down with it too! – With its value currently floating around the region of $20,000, while this might still sound like a substantial sum, it shouldn’t be ignored…
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Crypto-Miners Spent $15BN on Graphics Cards Over the Last 2 Years!
It’s hardly any secret that following the boom of cryptocurrency prices throughout 2020 and 2021, this has been a primary factor in why general graphics card prices, and stock levels, have been so poor for general consumers like you and me. – Did you ever wonder though, if we’re not…
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Coinbase Redundancies as ‘Crypto Winter’ Predicted (Why This is Important!)
The last major growth spike in the value of Bitcoin couldn’t have come at a worse time for gaming PC consumers. Beginning its near-vertical trend in March 2020, and coming just months after the launch of AMD and Nvidia’s latest graphics cards, while certainly not the only reason for the…
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New Ransomware Asks for Acts of Kindness to Get your Files Back!
I daresay that many of you reading this are familiar with the general concept and application of ransomware. – For those of you who aren’t, however, the overall premise is pretty simple. Ransomware is a virus that installs itself on your system (usually due to the user ill-advisably clicking and/or…
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Chinese OEMs to Blame For Overpriced Nvidia 3060/3070 Laptops?
While the desktop graphics card situation has improved quite notably over the last 6 months, I daresay that many of you are more than a little aware that the laptop situation hasn’t been quite as positive. – Stock is definitely out there, but it’s hard to ignore the fact that…
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Nvidia 30XX LHR Mining Restrictions Have Finally been 100% Beaten!
Although the Nvidia 30XX series of graphics cards have seen a number of moderate changes since they were first released back in late 2020, one of the most substantial revisions the designs saw was the introduction of their Lite Hash Rate (LHR) anti-mining technology. Rolling out to the vast majority…
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Biostar Launches its TB560-BTC PRO MINING Motherboard
BIOSTAR has announced the launch of its latest TB560-BTC PRO mining motherboard. Designed to support Intel’s 10th/11th generation processors in the LGA1200 package, the new TB560-BTC PRO mining motherboard brings outstanding utility to your next mining station. Biostar TB560-BTC PRO MINING Motherboard Capable of supporting up to 12 graphic cards,…
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Bitcoin Donors Send Over $13.7M to Ukraine! – But Scams Also Appear!
Following Russia launching its invasion of Ukraine last week, the situation in the region has clearly been more than a little distressing. Admittedly, it’s significantly more so for the people actually living there, but the international community is generally appalled at what they mostly view as an unprovoked act of…
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Biostar Risks Criticism After Unveiling iMiner A588X8D2 Pre-Built Mining System
Getting a graphics card continues to remain an exceptionally difficult and (generally) expensive task. – While there are, of course, many factors that have led to this situation, it’s hard to deny that the growth in cryptocurrency mining has undoubtedly played a significant role. – In something that may represent…
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