The arctic blast sweeping across large parts of the US is beginning to surface as a meaningful operational test for Bitcoin ...

Extreme cold led miners to curb their electricity use, briefly cutting hashrate as grid stress spread across several regions.

The fallout from the arctic blast that swept across the US is prompting some large-scale Bitcoin mining companies to shutter parts of their energy-intensive operations as electricity costs surge.

Directpool.net officially launched a Bitcoin Mining Pool. Its goal is to prevent any future 51 attacks on the bitcoin network by redistributing the total network’s hashing power. Directpool comes in ...

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Bitcoin mining pools are decentralized groups organized and operated by third parties to coordinate hash power from miners around the world and then share any resulting bitcoin in proportion to the ...

Bitcoin mining is a constantly evolving industry, and finding the best Bitcoin mining pool is crucial to maximizing your mining profits. With numerous mining pools available, selecting the right one ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Once you understand cryptocurrency mining ...

Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. When Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper, ...

A startup blockchain company, with a team featuring former executives from Samsung Electronics, have unveiled plans to invigorate the way cryptocurrency mining is performed – creating an ...

Cryptocurrency has never been more accessible for retail investors. Whether purchasing through a crypto exchange like Coinbase or Gemini or buying from a discount stockbroker like Robinhood or Webull, ...

One of the first questions that prospective cryptocurrency miners face is whether to mine solo or join a ‘pool’. There are a multitude of reasons both for and against mining pools. Here’s what you ...