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SHA256 Strikes Back: Bitcoin’s Mining Algorithm Reclaims the Throne in 2025

5.6.2025
When 2024 wrapped up, the SHA256 consensus algorithm used by Bitcoin ranked third in profitability, but now, as we kick off June 2025, it shares the top spot, matched up with Litecoin’s Scrypt. SHA256 and Scrypt Tie for Top Mining Profits in June 2025 Dec. 29, 2024 saw Scrypt, the mining method...

What is the CryptoNight mining algorithm, and how does it work?

4.10.2023
Blockchain technology relies on mining algorithms, such as CryptoNight, to regulate cryptocurrency projects. Find out here what CryptoNight is and how it works

Is Ethereum Outshining Bitcoin in Terms of Fees? Crypto Voices Share Thoughts

10.9.2023
Lately, the crypto sphere, with bitcoin aficionados in particular, has been buzzing with chatter about the fees pocketed by BTC miners. They’re pondering if these fees will adequately offset the impending 2024 halving and the accompanying drop in revenue. On the other hand, Ethereum,...

Bitmain’s Upcoming Monero ASIC Miner Sparks Anxious Buzz Within XMR Community

28.8.2023
In an announcement on Sunday, cryptocurrency mining rig manufacturer Bitmain revealed its intention to sell a machine designed for mining the digital currency monero (XMR). The machine boasts a hashrate of 212 kilohash per second (KH/s), and the firm asserts that it is the first...

Bitcoin Difficulty Increases for Third Time in Six Weeks, Miners Remain Undeterred With High Hashrate

25.3.2023
On March 23, 2023, bitcoin experienced another difficulty increase, following two previous rises in the last month, jumping 7.56% higher. Currently, bitcoin miners have not been deterred by the increases, as the network hashrate has been coasting along at 346 exahash per second (EH/s). Bitcoin...

Bitcoin Network Preps for Another Difficulty Spike as Hashrate Remains Strong and Miners Profit Amid Price Surge

21.3.2023
Following the last two difficulty increases on the Bitcoin network, another rise in difficulty is expected to take place on March 24, 2023. Statistics show that Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained high despite the last two adjustments, and block times have been faster than the ten-minute...

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches All-Time High as Miners Face Second-Largest Increase This Year

25.2.2023
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reached an all-time high (ATH) on Feb. 24, 2023, at block height #778,176, reaching 43.05 trillion hashes and surpassing the 40 trillion mark for the first time ever. The network’s difficulty increased by 9.95%, which is the second-largest rise this year...

Today’s Top Ethereum and Bitcoin Mining Devices Continue to Rake in Profits

17.4.2022
As the crypto economy hovers just under $2 trillion in value, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining devices are making decent profits. While ASIC miners can still mine ethereum, a 1.5 gigahash (GH/s) Ethash mining device can rake in $51.58 per day in profits. SHA256 bitcoin miners...

Data Shows a Myriad of Crypto Networks Are More Profitable to Mine Than Bitcoin

27.11.2021
As the end of the year approaches, digital currency values have risen a great deal in 2021 and crypto asset miners have been profiting as a result. According to statistics, the most profitable coin to mine at the end of November is kadena, as an 18 terahash (TH/s) machine can get up to $326...

Low Energy Proof-of-Work: Bitcoin Improvement Proposal Wants to Change Network’s Algorithm

15.5.2021
The most topical conversation in the world of cryptocurrencies right now is the effects of bitcoin mining on the global environment after Elon Musk heated up the conversation. Following the recent Tesla announcement, the cofounder of Siphox and Powx, Michael Dubrovsky, revealed the nonprofit Powx...