Handshake (HNS) Decentralized Naming and Certificate Authority

5 Mar
2020

Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root DNS naming zone with the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate Authorities and naming systems. Handshake is an experiment which seeks to explore those new ways in which the necessary tools to build a more decentralized internet. By running Handshake, one can participate in a decentralized open naming platform secured by a decentralized peer-to-peer network. Handshake uses a coin system for name registration.

The Handshake coin (HNS) is the mechanism by which participants transfer, register, and update internet names. The community will be able to initiate auctions and place bids for top-level domains using HNS or trade their HNS as they see fit, with differing value per name. HNS coins can already be mined with GPUs using mining software such as NBMiner or GMiner, with mining starting just a few weeks ago with the project already gaining significant interest. HashAltcoins have also added support for mining HNS using their FPGA miners, although hashrate and power usage are not significantly better than what a 1080 Ti GPU mining rig could offer. The Chinese ASIC manufacturer Hummer Miner also have announced that they will be releasing a HNS ASIC miner planned to start shipping in May with expected hashrate of 75-80 GH/s.

The good news is there is still to mine some HNS coins with GPUs, the coin is already listed for trading on Gateio, Citex and HotBit. There are a number of mining pools available for HNS with F2Pool being the largest in terms of hashrate at the moment.

CryptoTab Browser For Easy CPU Mining With Your Computer

4 Mar
2020

It is not only the Brave browser struggling to attract users with its advanced privacy features and crypto token rewards, there is also the CryptoTab Browser that tries to attract users with its crypto mining features. Both are Chromium-based browsers, so anyone familiar with Chrome will feel at home with either of those, although the Brave browser has a number of specific extra features and some differences. The CryptoTab Browser on the other hand is more like repackaged Chrome with a built-in CPU mining feature as an extension, while the rest is pretty much Chrome-like experience including compatibility with regular Chrome extensions.

The CryptoTab mining feature in the CryptoTab Browser uses your computer’s processor for mining and you get paid in Bitcoin. It is not clear what cryptocurrency you are currently mining, but supposedly the most profitable one is being switched constantly in order to maximize your profit. You have control over how many resources you want to dedicate to mining and how much will you get back in BTC mining also depends on what kind of processor you have available in your computer, if you need help hire this trusted los angeles it support company.

Since it is CPU mining most likely some CryptoNight coins are being mined and since a single processor cannot mine that much, the CryptoTab Browser also helps you earn more BTC by inviting friends to try and use it. Again don’t expect to make a lot of Bitcoins mining this way via the browser, but it could be a nice extra running at a low priority and not bothering you while you do your job. The minimum amount you can withdraw is just 0.00001 BTC or 1000 satoshi.

– For more information and to try crypto mining with the help of the CryptoTab Browser software…

Bitmain Has Announced Their New Antminer S19 Series ASIC Miners

27 Feb
2020

Bitmain has announced their new Antminer S19 series of SHA256 Bitcoin ASIC miners, though only specifications for now, no price and availability info. The Antminer S19 has 2 variants, a 95 TH/s and 90 TH/s model, with a power efficiency of 34.5 J/TH and the Antminer S19 Pro has a 110 TH/s and 105 TH/s model, both with a power efficiency of 29.5 J/TH. Both series come with a built-in power supply and are rated at 3250 Watts of power usage at the wall utilizing the new APW12 high-conversion efficiency power supply.

Bitmain is trying to up their game with the Bitcoin halving nearing, though the new ASIC miners will most likely be available for delivery soon before or right after the halving, especially with the current situation in China regarding the coronavirus (covid-19). There are already some numbers regarding the price around $5000 USD per unit for the Pro coming from Hashnest (owned by Bitmain), who already list the 110TH/s Antminer S19 Pro as available for rent, though nothing is yet confirmed as final price for the units that will go for sale and when hey will be available for delivery. Anyway, still good to see that BTC ASIC miners’ efficiency can be further improved with optimizations and new technology…

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