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Mining News
Mining is the process of adding and validating transaction records on the Bitcoin public blockchain ledger while securing uptime for the network. This is how the network persists without relying on trusted third parties using vulnerable, centralized infrastructure. Mining is also used to distinguish legitimate Bitcoin (BTC) transactions from attempts at double-spending, which is when a user attempts to re-spend money that has already been spent somewhere else.
What miners are actually doing is continually guessing for a specific number (the nonce) designated in the header of the following block, which has a predetermined number of zero bits. When they guess the correct number after using extensive computation power, they solve the proof-of-work and are rewarded with the protocol currency, BTC. This simultaneously serves as the minting process for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin mining has come a long way since the network’s launch in 2009. In the early days, mining was how one would participate within the Bitcoin economy, using relatively modest computation resources such as an average consumer-grade laptop to allocate hashing power to solving the proof-of-work algorithm and earn Bitcoin from the block subsidy, all while securing the network.
Since then, mining has become a multibillion-dollar global industry, with massive operations and facilities around the world using incredible amounts of resources to compete for the block rewards of many different cryptocurrencies, all the while providing critical infrastructure and security to these networks.
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Marathon Digital is closing in on the “Flux Capacitor” when it comes to sheer watts.
8406The Bitcoin mining reward rate gets cut in half every four years, but this seemingly simple event carries with it deeply felt implications for the future of DeFi.
37943Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer initiated coverage of Bitdeer on Thursday, giving the miner a buy rating and setting a price target of $13.
3996Amid new all-time highs in price and block rewards, the Bitcoin bull run of 2023–2024 continues.
11049The Bitcoin miner posted decreased YOY revenues for 2023 but said narrowing losses and increased investments in infrastructure are strong points heading into the Bitcoin halving.
2243Miners saw revenues climb to roughly $78.89 million on March 11, the same day the BTC price broke new all-time highs.
2564U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said that while this shows that the government is bullish on crypto, a 30% tax would destroy the industry’s foothold in the country.
96464Fewer Bitcoin entering circulation after the halving will be met with increased demand from spot Bitcoin ETF issuers, leading to a “continuous, but volatile upward grind” in price, a mining analyst says.
26476Core Scientific has leased a former Hewlett Packard data center in Austin, Texas, to host CoreWeave’s infrastructure, delivering up to 16 MW of capacity for HPC expansion.
2220Bitcoin prices retraced over 22% in April 2021 when daily miner revenue reached its all-time high of $77.3 million.
13656While some lawsuits cater to individuals who suffer losses, others claim that all shareholders who purchased stocks during the timeframe are entitled to compensation.
6179The Drumheller, Alberta, mining site produces an annualized rate of 48 Bitcoins per year.
9061A closer look at the upcoming halving’s potential to usher in more sustainable mining practices.
2900The Texas Blockchain Council and Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms claimed that the survey had political motives and posed a threat to innovation and economic growth in the United States.
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