As bitcoin mining transitions from a small-scale operation to a large-scale industry, the balance between decentralization and centralization is becoming increasingly critical. In a recent discussion, ...

The temporary loss of mining power underscores academic concerns that geographic and pool concentration can magnify ...

Foundry shut down some of its hashrate in preparation for the snowstorm in the USA.

Mining is the process by which new cryptocurrency transactions are validated and added to the blockchain network. Mining works with only proof-of-work (PoW) coins like Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc. Miners ...

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.

CKpool developer and administrator Con Kolivas announced on X the launch of a new solo BTC pool located in Brisbane, Australia. The goal of this Bitcoin mining pool is to service Oceania and ...

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

Cryptocurrency mining is the backbone of many decentralized tokens, as it plays a crucial role in securing the network, ...

DMND (“Demand Pool”), the world’s first Stratum V2 Bitcoin mining pool, has officially opened applications for miners to join as launch partners, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.

On Tuesday, Nov 28, DEMAND announced their launch as a new kind of mining pool built on the open source Stratum Reference Implementation (SRI) that aims to aid in decentralizing the bitcoin mining ...

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 ...

Today, Volcano Energy and Luxor Technology Corporation have officially unveiled Lava Pool, El Salvador’s inaugural Bitcoin mining pool powered by abundant renewable geothermal energy. Volcano Energy, ...