A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two conceptions as to what this includes. In its narrowest understanding, "miners" are solely those persons who work at the face cutting, blasting, or otherwise working and removing the rock. In the broader understanding, a "miner" also includes any other laborer working within a mine, not just working the rock itself. This article will consider this broader concept.
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Uzbekistan reportedly eyes national cryptocurrency mining pool
In an unusual move, Uzbekistan is reportedly looking to create a national cryptocurrency mining pool and digital asset exchange. ...
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Report: A single province in China controls 54 percent of Bitcoin's hash rate
73% of Bitcoin's electricity comes from renewable energies, at least, that's according to a new report from cryptocurrency ...
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Bitcoin whale moves $310 million cryptocurrency fortune — for just $0.32
A Bitcoin whale recently moved 44,000 BTC - a stack worth over $310 million - for a tiny transaction fee of 32 cents. Sucked ...
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Iranian gov reportedly offering bounties to those who rat out illegal Bitcoin miners
The Iranian government is reportedly offering a bounty for anyone that dobs illegal Bitcoin mining businesses to the authorities. ...
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UK's 'most deprived' village builds tidal energy crypto miners to reconnect with technology
Artist Maël Hénaff has been running cryptocurrency mining workshops in Jaywick, UK, to show locals that emerging technologies ...
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Ex-Amazon employee who hacked Capital One bank used its servers to mine cryptocurrency
The ex-Amazon employee thought to be behind the recent breach of Capital One bank appears to have also used the infected ...
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Thief jeopardizes state secrets by using nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency
People will do anything to get their hands on cryptocurrency including using secret areas of a nuclear power plant to power ...
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Blockstream takes on Bitmain with new Bitcoin mining centers (and it’s already getting flak)
Blockstream, the blockchain infrastructure firm that sent a Bitcoin satellite into space, has entered the cryptocurrency ...
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Iran further solidifies stance on cryptocurrency mining, but says trading is ‘unlawful’
Iran's government has put an end to months of speculation by ratifying a bill that acknowledges cryptocurrency mining is ...
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85% of the world’s Bitcoin has been mined
As of yesterday over 85-percent of the total Bitcoin supply has been mined. But seriously, there's no need to worry, there's ...
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Russia seizes 2,500 Bitmain cryptocurrency miners for dodging $1.2M in import fees
Authorities seized a trove of over 2,000 illegally imported Bitmain ASIC cryptocurrency miners from a Russian mining operation ...
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Bitmain lost $150,000 because it mined an invalid Bitcoin block
Bitmain's Antpool seems to have suffered a very costly error, after the Bitcoin network rejected one of its already-mined ...
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Here's how much Binance paid to move $1.26 billion worth of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that allows BILLIONS of dollars to be moved for a tiny fee, and without ...
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Here's why Binance can't erase the $40M hack from Bitcoin's blockchain
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao briefly mulled 're-organizing' Bitcoin to exact revenge on the hackers that stole 7,000 BTC from ...
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Bitcoin miners earn $305M in April as transaction fees jump 250%
Recently-positive action for Bitcoin led miners to enjoy increased revenue last month, but more Bitcoin usage still makes ...
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Bitcoin has nearly 100,000 nodes, but over 50% run vulnerable code
The number of nodes on the Bitcoin network hovers around 100,000 - which is great for decentralization - but many remain ...
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Bitcoin whale moved $212 million in cryptocurrency — for just $3.93
A Bitcoin whale moved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency for a few bucks, and it didn't need permission ...
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New cryptocurrency malware hijacks China's enterprises to mine Monero
Beapy is the next generation of cryptocurrency mining malware, with thousands of machines across Asia already infected to ...
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Cryptocurrency mining firm posts massive $58M loss
Bitcoin might have had a good week so far, but it's not quite enough to make up for this Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining ...
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The pros, cons, and taboo nature of enforcing smaller Bitcoin blocks
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has a suggestion: decrease the size limit of Bitcoin's blocks to make it easier for new ...
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The Bitcoin Halvening is happening – here's what you need to know
Something major is happening to Bitcoin in 480 days - the Halvening. Here's what it is and why it happens every few years. ...
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The controversies of blockchain governance and rough consensus
The governance of blockchains is one of the most fascinating, contentious, and difficult topics to master, but it’s one ...
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HOLD: On-chain vs off-chain transactions: An explainer so simple your grandparents would understand
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency ...
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Cryptocurrency mining malware has become self-aware (kinda)
Cryptocurrency mining malware has evolved and is now able to switch off security services to continue mining without being ...
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An introduction to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools
Ever wondered about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools? In this article Hard Fork takes a top level look at what they'e ...
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BBC News website spoofed by Bitcoin scammers
Scammers have found a new way to use seemingly legitimate BBC News websites to mine Bitcoin.
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Anonymous Bitcoin miners are taking over the network
"Unknown," anonymous Bitcoin miners are now validating more blocks than anyone else on the network, as Bitmain's influence ...
