Though it's been hard to quantify the impact of crypto miners on the global GPU shortage, Jon Peddie Research claims to have done it. According to the firm, around 25% of the GPUs shipped during Q1 2021 went to cryptocurrency enthusiasts and speculators.
In order to farm the Chia cryptocurrency, you'll need a hard drive or few to get started. We've rounded up the best hard drives to use inside your PC.
Tired of mining for Ether the hard way? Norton's about to make operations a lot simpler.
Tired of mining Bitcoin and Ethereum only to get a bad rep in the press? It may be time to dig out some of those older HDDs you have in storage and farm some Chia, a new cryptocurrency with a greener outlook.
Looking to make some extra cash on the side with your gaming PC? You can sell available computing power on the NiceHash marketplace for it to be used to mine cryptocurrency and earn some Bitcoin. Here's how in 7 easy-to-follow steps.
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission states that people have lost over $80 million to cryptocurrency scams. These scams often involve someone impersonating a celebrity and asking for money.
NVIDIA tried its best to limit the appeal of the RTX 3060 to cryptocurrency miners. Unfortunately, it's possible to work around the handicap imposed on the graphics card and enjoy a relatively stable experience.
The Lemon Duck cryptocurrency botnet is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers. A new security report takes a deep dive into how servers are being attacked.
New variants of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and 3070 will have hash rate limiters to make the cards less attractive to crypto miners. The reduced hash rates could potentially make the cards more available to gamers.
A new piece of malware called Panda Stealer is working its way across the web. Panda Stealer can steal cryptocurrency, including Bytecoin, Dash, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
ASICs are basically perfect for crypto mining already, but they could get even better when built with TSMC's 5nm process.
Ether has officially crossed into $3,000-per-unit territory. This means more mining is inevitable, and that the elongation of global GPU shortages is also highly probable.
NVIDIA's upping its game against the crypto mining frenzy that's gobbling up GPUs faster than they can be made. The company's improved hash limiter is designed to encourage miners to leave GPUs to the gamers... for a little while, at least, hopefully.
AMD's Q1 earnings call cited a lot of success. However, crypto's role in said success remains uncertain, even though its impact was defined as "negligible"... without further concrete information provided.
Many thought the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT would be a great GPU for cryptocurrency mining, but it seems this may not be the case. Early hashrate figures put this GPU behind the more affordable RX 5700 XT, making this graphics card appear as a bad deal for mining.
Looking to optimize your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for mining but don't know where to begin? This guide will run you through all you need to know, step-by-step.
NVIDIA makes some of the best GPUs on the market, thus the collection of RTX series graphics cards also make for good mining GPUs. The best value option is the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but just how good is it for crypto mining?
It's been difficult to purchase a GPU for years now and it doesn't look like the situation will be getting any better. To help remedy the problem, NVIDIA is looking to launch new dedicated mining cards and updating drivers to lower the hash rate on gaming GPUs.
Just when you thought cryptocurrency miners couldn't enrage gamers and PC builders further, someone decided it would be a good idea to buy a bunch of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3090 cards and set up a cryptocurrency mining rig in the back of a BMW i7 roadster.
You can secure up to 100 applications on the device using the highest security standards. Trade on-the-go directly from your smartphone thanks to the Bluetooth connection. Manage up to 22 coins using one app. Take your currency offline for privacy.