Well this took a lot longer than I expected. I’m certainly no stranger to a screwdriver but it’s been about a decade since I’ve wielded a soldering iron. I wanted to take the BFL ASIC apart on camera for you guys but I also wanted the commentary to be meaningful and while I’m not a [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, just a few minutes ago Butterfly Labs revealed what I believe is the first picture of their new ASIC Single Case. I’ve been privy to some renders but much like you this is my first time seeing the actual physical case. Tip With Bitcoin12SvSReV3ip2wmGvBHoqCXoewm67CWTFeaEach post gets its own unique Bitcoin address so [...]
Well everyone, it’s been a long hard road to this point but I can finally officially say without a shadow of a doubt that the Butterfly Labs ASIC miners exist. I know this because I’ve got one sitting next to my laptop happily hashing away as I type these words. Tip With Bitcoin15tfMpTskyZYWZQPZs4y64FCCSsf59UbXPEach post gets [...]
While we’ve all been waiting with bated breath for the latest in the Butterfly Labs saga, or awaiting the arrival of Avalon’s ASIC units, another contender calling themselves “Prime ASIC” claims to have flown in under the radar and developed their own ASIC which they claim is already built, functional and available to order – but [...]
It’s no secret which side of the Butterfly Labs love/hate fence I fall – I think they’re great guys who make good products. I talk to Sonny and Josh pretty regularly and eagerly await the release of their ASIC product line, but even I have to call a duck a duck: BFL is terrible with [...]
Hey look everyone, it’s a box with fans! In all seriousness, though, this is kind of a big deal. Avalon has officially won the hard fought battle to be the first ASIC manufacturer to actually ship a product. How that product will withstand competition and hold up under 24/7 use and abuse, only time will [...]
I spent most of the day on Tuesday chatting with the folks from BitPay and Butterfly Labs at the Bitcoin booth at CES. There was a little news, a lot of fun, and plenty of interest in Bitcoin from passing businesses and end users alike. What wasn’t there was a good camera and a studio, [...]
As many in the Bitcoin community are well aware, Butterfly Labs is on the verge of releasing a new line of ASIC-based Bitcoin mining devices. For a long time we’ve been seeing mockups and renders of PCBs and cases (like the one to the left). Recently Bitcoin Magazine published the first pictures of populated circuit [...]
As the actual release of their ASIC line grows nearer, the one thing you can’t really say of Butterfly Labs is that they don’t know how to tease an audience. Every time the chatter on the forums, IRC, reddit and elsewhere dies down, they let fly with another little tidbit of information or a product [...]
This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series In Plain EnglishMy regular readers are probably aware by now that I more than dabble in Bitcoin. If you don’t know what Bitcoin is – well first of all, you’re probably reading the wrong article, but go ahead and watch this video and you should be [...]
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