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Compound Labs Accidentally Gave Away $162 Million of Its COMP Token
By Nathaniel Mott published
A decentralized finance platform called Compound Labs mistakenly gave away $162 million worth of its COMP token.

Kyrgyzstan Reportedly Shuts Down 500 Illegal Cryptomining Farms
By Nathaniel Mott published
Kyrgyzstan officials have reportedly shut down 500 cryptocurrency mining farms to protect their power grid.
Bitmain Will Reportedly Bring 56,000 Mining Rigs to Georgia
By Nathaniel Mott published
Bitmain has reportedly partnered with BlockQuarry to bring 56,000 of its Bitcoin mining rigs to Georgia.
China Supreme Court Sides With Mining Operator in Battle Over 485,000 GPUs
By Nathaniel Mott published
China’s Supreme Court sided with Genesis Mining in a legal dispute over 485,681 AMD RX 470 8GB graphics cards.

Bitcoin Hashrate Rebounds After China's Mining Operations Were Shut Down
By Nathaniel Mott published
Bitcoin's hashrate is rising to meet the peak set in mid-May before the Chinese government started to shut down mines.
Cryptomining Botnet Alters CPU Settings to Boost Mining Performance
By Anton Shilov published
Malware disables hardware prefetcher to boost mining performance.
Splunk Details Monero-Mining Malware Targeting Windows Servers on AWS
By Nathaniel Mott published
Splunk detailed a crypto-mining malware campaign targeting Windows Server instances running on Amazon Web Services.

White House Backs Crypto Rules Favoring Mining-Based Consensus Mechanisms
By Nathaniel Mott published
The White House issued a statement in support of crypto rules that favor mining-based consensus mechanisms.
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