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MIT Space Force major proposes Bitcoin mining as cybersecurity tool

An active-duty United States Space Force astronautical engineer is proposing to the Pentagon a cybersecurity tool capable of transforming the country's national security and even the base-layer architecture of the internet: Bitcoin (BTC).In an academic thesis, Major Jason Lowery, who is also a National Defense Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of

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Chatgpt More Useful Than Crypto, Nvidia Tech Chief Says – Mining Bitcoin News

Unlike AI applications such as Chatgpt, cryptocurrencies do not bring “anything useful,” a top executive of U.S. chip maker Nvidia is convinced. The comment comes despite his company making significant sales in the space where its powerful processors are widely used to mint digital coins. Developing Chatbots More Worthwhile Than Crypto

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Bitcoin mining stocks underwhelm in March, but brighter days could be around the corner

Bitcoin mining stocks had a dull performance in March, with small moves here and there that followed BTC's price movement. While it is encouraging to see that most stocks held onto their impressive January gains, Bitcoin's price action will be crucial for the short-to-medium-term performance of these stocks.Additionally, the expansion

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North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining to Launder Stolen Crypto, Research Shows

The group is "moderately sophisticated" and supports the strategic and nuclear objectives of the North Korean regime, according to Mandiant. It uses the proceeds from cybercrime to fund its operations, which target South Korean and U.S. government organizations, academics and think tanks focused on the geopolitics of the Korean peninsula,

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Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 400 Exahash per Second, Researcher Says Network Could Reach Zettahash Era by 2025 – Mining Bitcoin News

Despite Bitcoin’s difficulty reaching an all-time high at 46.84 trillion, participants in bitcoin mining have kept the hashrate running stronger than ever before. According to statistics, on March 23, 2023, the hashrate reached a high of 400 exahash per second (EH/s). The 400 exahash equates to 0.4 zettahash or four

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The ‘Skull of Satoshi’ Proves Bitcoin Mining Discourse Isn’t Dead

Without getting into too much detail, the conversation about moving Bitcoin from proof-of-work to something else, like proof-of-stake (PoS), which doesn’t use much energy, is generally a nonstarter. Bitcoin will almost certainly never move away from proof-of-work. That isn’t obvious from the outside, so that’s exactly where Von Wong began

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Venezuela shuts down crypto mining facilities, exchanges amid corruption probe

Venezuela's energy supplier has shut down crypto mining facilities throughout the country as part of a reorganization of the national crypto department and ongoing corruption investigations involving the country's oil company.According to local media reports, crypto mining companies, and tweets from Venezuela's National Association of Cryptocurrencies, mining facilities were shut

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Bitcoin Difficulty Increases for Third Time in Six Weeks, Miners Remain Undeterred With High Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News

On March 23, 2023, bitcoin experienced another difficulty increase, following two previous rises in the last month, jumping 7.56% higher. Currently, bitcoin miners have not been deterred by the increases, as the network hashrate has been coasting along at 346 exahash per second (EH/s). Bitcoin Hashrate Remains High Despite Recent 7.56%

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