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Ongoing cryptocurrency mining is threatening the already precarious power supply in the tiny, unrecognized republic of Abkhazia, prompting officials to call for measures to regulate the cryptocurrency sector to prevent power outages this winter.
Yesterday, Razer announced the launch of a new application for computers called Razer SoftMiner. The application uses the power of idle GPUs on gamers' powerful computers to mine cryptocurrency. People who use this app will be rewarded with virtual Razer Silver credits based on how long they use it.
One of the largest computer hardware manufacturers in the world, Asus Corporation, now allows players to use the excess power of their video cards to make money by mining cryptocurrencies.
The world's second-largest semiconductor chip maker, Intel, has received a patent for a Bitcoin mining system using an "energy-efficient hardware accelerator." According to a patent titled “Optimized SHA256 Datapath,” the newly invented “high-throughput” Bitcoin mining process could reduce overall energy consumption by 15 percent.
From January 2019, Norway is expected to abolish electricity benefits for mining companies. As a result, Swedish data centers are expecting a wave of requests from mining companies looking to move their operations to Sweden.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Bitmain, accusing them of mining at the expense of buyers via Antminer S9.
The Blockchain Technology Foundation has been based in South Korea since its inception, but recently its representatives were in talks with the Paraguayan government to create something big - the world's largest mining farm and cryptocurrency exchange.
This decision was made against the background of the declining price of Bitcoin, due to which mining companies are forced to close due to lack of profit. According to a report, the Norwegian government has announced that the country's cryptocurrency miners will pay the usual electricity tax starting in the New Year.
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