Bitcoin Forks: Pathways to Innovation or Disruptive Forces?
Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin has undergone several forks, or splits, that have given rise to new cryptocurrencies and variations of the original protocol. As of May 2024, there…
Read More »Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Sells Helios Facility to Galaxy Digital for $65 Million, Galaxy to Host Argo’s ASIC Fleet in Texas
After the publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain suspended trading on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange, the company said it would follow up the next day with an announcement….
Read More »Bitcoin Miners Are The Dung Beetles Of The Energy Sector
Miners will consume every last drop of wasted energy available, because they’re incentivized to do so. This is an opinion editorial by Robert Warren, partner at Distributed Hash and business…
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Is The Ethereum Merge Actually Coming? LATEST Crypto News
It’s never a dull week in crypto! From the long-awaited Ethereum Merge moving closer, to one of Ethereum’s oldest architects calling the ecosystem a ‘circus,’ let’s find out what went…
Read More »The Proof Of Work Behind Proof-Of-Work — Bitcoin Mining Profitability Doesn’t Come Easy
Bitcoin mining is an incredibly difficult industry to start out in and all of its complexities may be lost on those unaware. Photo courtesy of Brekkie von Bitcoin. The inspiration…
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Researching NFTs and Minting an NFT on Ethereum
I’m trying to keep up with NFTs non-fungible tokens are making crypto investors millionaires even buying a single NFT has made some people THOUSANDS of dollars! Here’s also how to…
Read More »Key Benefits of Building on the XRP Ledger
As users increasingly opt for non-traditional financial transactions, the necessity of cryptocurrency continues to soar. As a result, BTC and ETH have become household names, but one-size doesn’t fit all…
Read More »Rapid Profits: Bitcoin Hashrate Accelerates While Mining Difficulty Touches All-Time High
The Bitcoin network’s hashrate has been operating at very high processing speeds during the last few weeks, as the overall hashrate touched a whopping 171.2 exahash per second (EH/s) on…
Read More »The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of…
Read More »US Contract Miner Core Scientific Buys 17,600 Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
U.S. contract mining firm Core Scientific has agreed on a deal to buy 17,600 mining rigs from Chinese bitcoin hardware maker Bitmain Technologies Inc. The company is buying Bitmain’s next-generation…
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