http://www.cryptoarticles.com/crypto-news/the-future-of-bitcoin-mining-smaller-asic-chips-or-higher-energy-efficiency
Bitcoin mining is moving out of people’s homes and into data centers at an accelerated rate. With the mining difficulty still increasing (despite a decrease earlier this year) and the Bitcoin network requiring more and more Petahashes in order to find blocks, mining hardware manufacturers have to come up with a new plan for the future. So the question becomes, what will be the next phase of Bitcoin mining?
Bitcoin mining is moving out of people’s homes and into data centers at an accelerated rate. With the mining difficulty still increasing (despite a decrease earlier this year) and the Bitcoin network requiring more and more Petahashes in order to find blocks, mining hardware manufacturers have to come up with a new plan for the future. So the question becomes, what will be the next phase of Bitcoin mining?
There has been no difficulty change this year, let alone a decrease "earlier this year."
Score one for inaccuracy in that article. :-)
Edit: the last adjustment was ~ Dec 30, 2014 for the record.
