ASIC mining arrival and the industrialization of Bitcoin mining (2012–2016)

1. First Bitcoin block-reward halving occurs

   Nov 28, 2012Labels: Bitcoin halving

   • Blockchain com
   • HistoryBTC

2. Bitmain is founded to build ASIC miners

   Jan 1, 2013Labels: Bitmain

   • Bitmain
   • Wikipedia

3. Avalon ships first consumer Bitcoin ASICs

   Jan 19, 2013Labels: Avalon

   • BitcoinMag
   • MiningMuseum

4. ASICMiner brings ASIC hashpower online

   Feb 15, 2013Labels: ASICMiner

   • BitcoinMag

5. KnCMiner announces high-performance 28nm ASIC miners

   Jun 18, 2013Labels: KnCMiner

   • Newswire

6. GHash.io briefly exceeds 50% hashrate threshold

   Jun 13, 2014Labels: GHash io

   • Guardian
   • CoinDesk

7. GHash.io pledges to limit share to 39.99%

   Jul 16, 2014Labels: GHash io

   • Ars
   • CoinDesk

8. Antpool launches as a major mining pool

   Aug 1, 2014Labels: Antpool

   • Antpool
   • Bitmain

9. Butterfly Labs shipping delays draw major scrutiny

   Sep 23, 2014Labels: Butterfly Labs

   • Forbes
   • Wired

10. Bitmain announces Antminer S9 efficiency leap

    May 31, 2016Labels: Antminer S9

    • Bitcoinist

11. SegWit code review completes amid scaling debate

    Jun 1, 2016Labels: SegWit review

    • BitcoinCore

12. Second Bitcoin halving tightens industrial mining margins

    Jul 9, 2016Labels: Second halving

    • TechCrunch
    • CoinDesk