Podcast The future of Ethereum mining Will sits down with James Prestwich of Celo, a top developer on making Bitcoin speak with other blockchains. James goes through the Miner Extractable Value phenomenon and what it means for Bitcoin.
Podcast Bitcoin mining's new Mecca Whit sits down with Lee and Nathan from the Texas Blockchain Council to talk about balancing energy grids with Bitcoin, renewable energy and why the Lone Star State is embracing BTC.
Compass Compass joins the Texas Blockchain Council as a new member. Compass is now working with the Texas Blockchain Council to grow the mining industry in Texas and educate policymakers.
Podcast The fundamentals of Bitcoin mining economics Whit is joined by Galaxy Digital's Drew Armstrong and AJ Scalia to talk about miner profitability, network disruptions and the new mining division at Galaxy.
Podcast Bitcoin brings a market to stranded energy. Whit is joined by Director of Mining at Bitfarms, Ben Gagnon, to talk about being listed on the NASDAQ, mining in China and North America and the market for stranded energy.
Compass Compass inks an ASIC deal with MicroBT, guaranteeing retail access to new generation Bitcoin mining hardware. Compass secures an agreement with MicroBT for new mining hardware provided to retail miners.
Educational What are "clean" blocks? "Clean" blocks are a self-imposed compliance practice preferred by some Bitcoin miners.
Podcast Bitcoin needs better critics. Whit is joined by Christian Keroles (CK), Bitcoin Magazine Product Manager to talk about journalism and bitcoin.
Educational What is an out-of-band payment? An out-of-band payment refers to any payment to a miner not made on-chain as a transaction fee.
Educational What software do miners use? Learn about mining protocols to improve the process of adding blocks and management software that helps run mining farms.
Educational How do I choose a mining pool? Here are a few helpful guidelines for picking a mining pool.
Educational Where can I buy or sell ASICs? Compass miners have full control and ownership of their hardware.
Educational How long do ASICs last? A well maintained ASIC typically lasts 3-5 years, although longer is not unheard of.
Educational What hardware do miners use? The Bitcoin mining market has transitioned from CPUs to GPUs to ASICs since its inception.
Educational What is miner extractable value (MEV)? Also called maximal extractable value, MEV can be used to garner additional revenue per block by moving certain transactions around inside a block.
Educational What is immersion mining? Immersion mining systems are designed to store ASIC mining machines in large liquid-filled enclosures.
Educational What is overclocking? ASICs can be changed to increase their hash frequency, but it comes with tradeoffs.
Educational What is a mining farm? Bitcoin mining facilities are often repurposed warehouses capable of hosting thousands of mining rigs under one roof.
Educational What are hashrate tokens? Hashrate tokens give exposure to bitcoin mining through a token available on many secondary markets.
Educational How are pool miners paid? Each mining pool pays out block rewards in different ways. Pick the best system to maximize your miners profit.
Educational What is a mining pool? A miner can be paid fractions of multiple block rewards at a more regular interval by joining a mining pool.
Educational What is mining difficulty? Bitcoin internally regulates how fast blocks can be produced using a mechanism called difficulty adjustment.
Educational What is merged mining? Merge mining is mining more than one cryptocurrency at the same time. It's most popular with Litecoin and Doge.
