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What Is a Blockchain Reorg and Why It Matters
27.8.2025
Blockchain reorganizations, where networks discard recent blocks to follow a longer chain, have exposed weaknesses in proof-of-work (PoW) systems, highlighted by Monero’s August 2025 ordeal and earlier disruptions across other blockchains. Decoding Chain Reorgs A blockchain reorganization,...
Alephium’s Danube Upgrade Goes Live: A Major Leap for Web3 on Proof of Work
15.7.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland – Alephium, the only scalable Layer 1 blockchain powered by Proof of Work and native sharding, will activate its long-awaited Danube upgrade on July 15, 2025. The release marks a major milestone in Alephium’s roadmap...
Norway Plans Ban on New Crypto Mining Data Centers to Preserve Power
23.6.2025
Facing surging electricity demand from other sectors, Norway’s government said it will temporarily ban new proof-of-work crypto mining centers starting in autumn 2025
SEC’s Proof-of-Work Mining Statement Draws Fire From Democratic Commissioner
22.3.2025
The sole Democratic voice on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Caroline Crenshaw, on Thursday, took aim at the agency’s newest guidance excluding proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining from securities regulations, denouncing it as a logically unsound and legally ambiguous move....
Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Doesn’t Trigger Securities Laws, SEC Says
20.3.2025
In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test
SEC Clarifies Proof-of-Work Mining Excludes Securities Regulations Under Trump Administration
20.3.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Trump administration stated Monday that proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining activities do not constitute securities transactions, offering regulatory clarity for a sector long navigating legal gray areas. Trump-Era SEC Exempts Crypto Mining...
SEC says proof-of-work mining does not constitute securities dealing
20.3.2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance has clarified its views on proof-of-work mining, arguing that such activities do not constitute “the offer and sale of securities” as outlined in the Securities Act of 1933, so long as they meet certain...
Digital Currency Group Spins Off Crypto Mining Subsidiary Fortitude From Foundry
29.1.2025
Fortitude Mining will produce bitcoin and other proof-of-work tokens
Blockchain Startup BTQ Proposes More Energy Efficient Alternative to Crypto's Proof of Work
28.1.2025
A new paper proposes using a method called "coarse-grained boson-sampling" to validate the proof of work process and reward successful miners
Microsoft breakthrough signals quantum-exclusive future for blockchain mining
28.11.2024
The new hardware could ultimately host a theoretical algorithm with the potential to transform proof-of-work
Headline speakers announced the Second iteration of the ‘Proof-of-Work Summit’, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany, 27-29 September 2024!
4.7.2024
The ETC Cooperative and Litecoin Foundation have joined forces to bring the second ‘Proof-of-Work Summit’ to Frankfurt, Germany, from September 27 to 29, 2024. Hosting the second Proof-of-Work (POW) Summit in a city renowned for its technological and financial heritage, like Frankfurt, was...
Bitcoin uses more renewable energy, but will Tesla accept it again?
16.6.2024
Tesla removed Bitcoin payments citing environmental concerns, but Elon Musk pledged to reinstate them if renewable energy use on the network increased
Wall Street must be accountable for Bitcoin mining emissions — Greenpeace
14.6.2024
Greenpeace alleges that Wall Street titans such as BlackRock or Vanguard contribute to the environmental harm derived from Bitcoin mining
What Bitcoiners Are Saying About the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving
16.4.2024
Is the halving priced in or not? Will it tank the bitcoin mining industry? Or accelerate adoption? Here's what experts and community members are saying about the fourth and perhaps most anticipated halving
Exploring the mechanisms of Proof of Work (PoW) in blockchain-based crypto games
13.3.2024
Proof of Work (PoW) serves as a consensus mechanism within blockchain technology, ensuring the validation and confirmation of transactions while facilitating the creation of new blocks. In PoW, miners, the participants in this process, solve intricate mathematical puzzles to add new transaction...
Satoshi Anticipated Bitcoin Energy Debate in Email Thread With Early Collaborators
23.2.2024
Satoshi saw an irony in the debate between economic conservation and conservation in an email thread with an early collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi
EU Moves to Ban Bitcoin to Meet Energy Goals – Report
31.1.2024
Source: Pixabay A recent report has indicated that Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus networks, like Bitcoin, may be banned in the European Union (EU). Daniel Batten, a managing partner at CH4 Capital, shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle that the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Securities...
Mining Digital Gold — These Are the Most Profitable Proof-of-Work Algorithms in 2024
21.1.2024
In September 2022, Bitcoin’s SHA256 algorithm ranked as the seventh most lucrative proof-of-work (PoW) network for mining. Fast forward a year and four months, and this algorithm has ascended to become the third most profitable crypto network for mining operations. 2022 to 2024 Sees...
Unlimited Innovations vs. 2,500 Swimming Pools — AI Faces Similar Environmental Backlash as Bitcoin Mining
29.12.2023
In recent years, attention has centered on bitcoin mining, particularly its energy usage in securing the network and validating transactions through proof-of-work (PoW). As generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a major force in technology, it’s encountering similar environmental...
EthereumPOW Core Team Disbands to Achieve Full Decentralization as OneDAO Provides Transitional Support
19.12.2023
The EthereumPOW core team is disbanding to achieve decentralized governance, with OneDAO providing temporary support. Image by Sergey Nivens, Adobe Stock. The core development team behind the proof-of-work (PoW) fork of Ethereum announced on Tuesday its decision to dissolve EthereumPOW’s...