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.
Articles Bitcoin transfers from miners to exchanges continue dropping. Miners continue to send fewer and fewer bitcoins to exchange addresses.
Articles Mining bitcoin with lasers? Meet Optical Proof-of-Work (oPoW). A new change to Bitcoin was suggested, and it involves using lasers to mine new blocks.
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.
Articles F2Pool versus AntPool: the fight for first place. F2Pool and AntPool are battling for bragging rights as the world's largest bitcoin mining pool.
Articles Mining “clean” blocks is really, really hard. "Clean" Bitcoin blocks are a fiction for compliance-hungry miners.
Articles Miner wars could help alleviate Ethereum’s transaction woes. Centralized mining could help reduce the cost of transacting on the Ethereum network.
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.
Articles What miners should know about Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade. Miners are signaling support for Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade. Here's what to know about the pending protocol change.
Articles Say goodbye to Ethereum mining as early as October. Ethereum miners were put on notice about the network's imminent transition to Proof-of-Stake.
Articles Dogecoin mining revenue topped $78 million in April. It's a red-hot bull market for dogecoin miners.
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.
