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High-Powered Mining Rigs Drive Bitcoin’s Accelerating Hashrate
20.8.2019
On August 19, the combined SHA-256 hashrate between the BCH and BTC networks touched a massive high of over 91 exahash per second (EH/s). One notable contribution to today’s network hashrates is the manufacturing of next-generation mining rigs that produce a significant number of terahash....
74% of the World’s Bitcoin Mining Operations Driven by Renewable Energy Says Report
7.6.2019
There’s a lot of debate over whether bitcoin mining is bad for the environment. Many bureaucrats and mainstream media pundits claim that mining is wasteful and bitcoin’s energy consumption cannot be ignored. However, these claims have been refuted in the past and on June 6, Coinshares...
Litecoin Price Analysis: Litecoin (LTC) Reached All-time High Hashrate
5.6.2019
Litecoin (LTC) recently got the all-time high in hash rate. The medium-term outlook seems to be stable at 150 USD. As the Bitcoin starts surprisingly, every other coin in the market, Litecoin (LTC) has another reason to cherish. Over the last 5 months, the value and the market of Litecoin (LTC)...
Bitcoin Mining With Solar: Less Risky and More Profitable Than Selling to the Grid
31.5.2019
The energy used to mine bitcoin has long caused debate over whether it’s a wasteful process. As the arguments have rumbled on, some people have been focused on mining coins with renewable energy. On May 29, Christian Ander, the founder of Stockholm’s Btcx exchange, explained how instead...
Honest Nodes Spoiling a Theft Attempt Is Not a 51% Attack, BCH Devs Detail
27.5.2019
A number of Bitcoin Cash detractors and media publications have recently been spreading a false narrative that the BCH network was ‘51% attacked.’ In reality, however, honest nodes used their hashrate to stave off attacker nodes that were attempting to steal funds on the network. Also...
Bitcoin History Part 13: The First Mining Pool
19.5.2019
The notion that anyone could solo mine bitcoin – on a CPU no less – seems positively quaint today. But in 2010, this method wasn’t just possible – it was the norm. With an exponentially lower hashrate, less competition and a 50 bitcoin block reward, there was enough pie...
Crypto Spring Brings Strong Profits to Next-Generation and Older Mining Rigs
16.5.2019
Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have been on a tear accumulating considerable gains following the notorious ‘crypto winter.’ Since the recent price hike this spring, mining digital assets with next-generation miners has allowed participants to secure significant gains...
Diar: Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Is Becoming More Distributed Among Pools
14.5.2019
The bitcoin mining hashrate is becoming more distributed among mining pools, shows a recent report by crypto research firm Diar
Bitcoin’s Software Has Been Rolled Back Before
9.5.2019
When Binance lost $40 million to hackers this week, the crypto community discussed reorganizing the chain after it was suggested by a developer from MIT. Many people were upset by this proposition, declaring that there was no way a coordinated effort with miners could be pulled off. However, most...