When 2024 wrapped up, the SHA256 consensus algorithm used by Bitcoin ranked third in profitability, but now, as we kick off June 2025, it shares the top spot, matched up with Litecoin’s Scrypt. Top ...

Quantum computers could eventually crack Bitcoin, but Bitcoin can counter that threat.

Zcash mining generates about 4x Bitcoin's revenue per MWh, but rising network competition is already challenging that ...

Adam Back bitcoin investment: the Hashcash inventor and Blockstream CEO has committed $33M to Capital B (ALCPB), Europe's ...

In July, the proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining algorithm Kheavyhash, used by the kaspa (KAS) crypto asset, held the top spot for profitability among consensus algorithms. Fast forward to today, and it ...

AGM Group and HashBeaver plan to build a distributed infrastructure ecosystem around the desktop DePIN node, comprising hardware devices, a Bitcoin mining pool, node-management software and an ...

Bitcoin's most contentious governance fight in nearly a decade produced a two-block ghost chain over the weekend of August 8–9, 2026 — and by Monday morning, its backers had announced something more ...

The BIP-110 fork died after two blocks. Backers now target September 1 for a proof-of-work change and breakaway coin.

Some of us are taken with bitcoin. We have learned its basics, and are more or less versed with its socioeconomic implications. We get it. But when an acquaintance of mine told me recently that he’s ...