Bitcoin lottery mining at home is growing in popularity. Have the bitcoin nerds discovered a new hack that beats the Powerball? This article compares the various types of mining pools that can be ...

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Block unveils Proto Rig, a modular, repairable bitcoin miner, and Proto Fleet, free open-source fleet management software, in a push to decentralize mining. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) has unveiled Proto ...

Thirteen years ago today, Bitcoin experienced its first halving event, reducing the miner block reward from the original 50 BTC to 25 BTC. At the same time, a niche trend of solo mining is emerging, ...

Abundant Mines says strong demand for Bitcoin mining capacity persists even in a weak price environment, driving positive ...

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The Bitcoin network mining difficulty continues its long-term upward trend, hitting an all-time high of 134.7 trillion on Friday. The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the average difficulty level for ...

Bitcoin mining has become harder and less profitable, yet the stocks of companies built around it keep rising, even as crypto prices slide. The reason sits in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel once advised future ...

As Kent Halliburton stood in a bathroom at the Rosewood Hotel in central Amsterdam, thousands of miles from home, running his fingers through an envelope filled with €10,000 in crisp banknotes, he ...