Nvidia's Lite Hash Rate technology is designed to foil Ethereum miners and get more GeForce graphics cards in the hands of gamers. Here's what you need to know.

As the price climbs, so does the Bitcoin network's hash rate -- or the computing power being used to verify transactions and mine new Bitcoin. But what exactly is hashrate, and does it matter?

Hash is relatively easy to make, and new extraction techniques utilizing dry ice and CO2 introduced in the late 80s have helped make it more available in the U.S. Back in the 80s, buying hash was ...