Kreuzberg District in Berlin Germany and Life on Bitcoin (Video)

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How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood

Roger Ver on MTGOX Bitcoin exchange

Overview of BITCOIN ASIC Miners: Avalon, BFL, USB Miners, Metabank and More

Metabank.ru ASIC Miners

Russian ASIC Miner with Bitfury ASIC chips.

What are the specifications of the Bitfury Asic? you may ask?

Technical Details (Translated from various Bitfury Posts) The design is built on the 65nm UMC Process (http://www.umc.com/English/process/a.asp)
Bitcoin Engines: 756 Rolled cores (65 Cycles per Hash)
Expected operational frequency: 250Mhz-900Mhz
Packaging: QFN48
Conservative design, could be 40% smaller
Risk interconnect and transistor variations +/- 20%
Core implemented using full custom design process (some global place & route)
Number of transistors per "core": 55,000
Power estimate obtained from hspice simulation
Design optimised for low power and minimum size rather than high clock rate


Each chip is capable of 2.8-10.4Gh/s using a 756 core design
Estimated Chip Power Consumption: 1.96-7.26W (0.7W per 1Gh/s)
Estimated Power Consumption at Wall: 1.4W per 1Gh/s

READ MORE:

https://metabank.ru/asic (Russian)

And:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=226846.0

Butterfly Labs Jalapeno Unboxing

Jeffrey Tucker: Bitcoin Makes The Dollar Look Like A Dinosaur

Let's Talk Bitcoin Episode 24: Primecoin, Privacy and Forks All Day!

When a Bitcoin is Mined, Does it Make a Sound? (Funny Video)

The sound is generated by a Python script BTW. It is not the sound of the fans or anything else like physical coins dropping into a bucket!

Krater Miner Avalon Clone Demo Video

The Krater Miner: is a 4 module, up to 90 GH/S working clone of the Avalon Miner. We have the ability to produce, on demand, as many units as needed.

PRICE: 90 BTC. http://kraterminer.com/shop.php

DELIVERY: See FAQ: http://kraterminer.com/faq.php

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KnCminer's Marcus Discussing Physical Dye Size Versus Package Size

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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232852.msg2503674#msg2503674

How one man made $192K in Bitcoin Mining

In an article titled "Portrait of a Bitcoin miner: How one man made $192K in virtual currency" IT World explains how a man utilized his backyard pool to cool off his mining rig!

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http://www.itworld.com/internet/364484/portrait-bitcoin-miner-how-one-man-made-192k-virtual-currency

See also:
http://www.techhive.com/article/2043985/portrait-of-a-bitcoin-miner-how-one-man-made-192k-in-virtual-currency.html

Part 1: Gold in them bits: Inside the world’s most mysterious Bitcoin mining company

This is the first in a two-part series exploring Butterfly Labs and its line-up of dedicated Bitcoin-mining hardware. In part one, Ars technica looks at the company and the experiences customers have had with it. In part two, published on June 29, they share their experiences running a Bitcoin miner for a couple weeks. Spoiler alert: we made money.

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http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/06/gold-in-them-bits-inside-the-worlds-most-mysterious-bitcoin-mining-company/

Part 2: How a total n00b mined $700 in bitcoins

This is the second in a two-part series exploring Butterfly Labs and its lineup of dedicated Bitcoin-mining hardware. In part one, Ars Technica looked at the company and the experiences customers have had with it. In part two, they share their experiences running a Bitcoin miner for a couple weeks.

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http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/how-a-total-n00b-mined-700-in-bitcoins/