Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. It’s difficult to find a more fundamental threat to Bitcoin’s continued existence than mining centralization. If —say— there are only a few mining pools,…

Riot Platforms and Bitfarms have resolved their dispute following a settlement agreement detailed in a joint announcement on Sept. 23, 2024. The agreement, which was filed with the U.S. Securities…

According to the latest data, the blockchain network Fractal Bitcoin continues to capture around 226 exahash per second (EH/s) of Bitcoin’s hashrate via merged mining. Additionally, Fractal Bitcoin’s native crypto…

Recent metrics reveal that after Bitcoin’s network hashrate reached an all-time high of 693 exahash per second (EH/s) and saw a 3.58% difficulty increase, its computational power decreased this week.…

The Washington State financial regulator has issued a warning about potential cryptocurrency fraud involving a mining platform and wallet. A Washington investor was scammed out of over $750,000 after investing.…

Data reveals that after Fractal Bitcoin’s mainnet went live, the project’s block explorer indicates the blockchain now controls over 35% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate. While Bitcoin hums along at an…

Today, Blockstream opens the series 3 round for its second Mining Note — the BMN2. The note will be available to eligible non-US investors and has been repriced from the…

On Aug. 28, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty bumped up by 2.99% at block height 858,816, pushing the metric from 86.87 trillion to a hefty 89.47 trillion. This tweak adds a bit…

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRYP) has taken a big step in lowering its power costs by acquiring Bitcoin mining operations in Louisiana that leverage ultra low-cost electricity at approximately…

While Bitcoin is widely recognized as a proof-of-work (PoW) network, it’s not necessarily the most profitable PoW asset to mine. With Bitcoin’s hashprice being relatively low, miners have been increasingly…