Institutional Adoption Surges as Polychain Raises $10M from Andreessen Horowitz
The cryptocurrency ecosystem experienced a significant milestone on December 11, 2016, as institutional adoption took a major leap forward with […]
Mining & Staking
Crypto mining, staking rewards, and network security
Bitcoin Mining Network Shows Remarkable Resilience Five Months After Historic Halving
Five months after Bitcoin’s second block reward halving slashed miner payouts from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC per block, the
How Bitcoin’s Second Halving Transformed Mining Economics in Late 2016
The summer of 2016 marked a turning point for Bitcoin mining. On July 9, the network underwent its second halving,
Bitcoin Mining Four Months After the Second Halving: Hash Rate Climbs as ASIC Miners Push Network to New Heights
Four months after Bitcoin’s second halving event slashed block rewards from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC, the mining landscape in
Bitcoin Mining Hardware Arms Race Heats Up as Network Hashrate Surges Past 1.8 Exahash in Late 2016
The Hardware/Software Landscape November 2016 marks a turning point in the Bitcoin mining industry as a new generation of ASIC
Zclassic Emerges as Miner-Focused Alternative to Zcash After Founder Reward Controversy
Just nine days after Zcash launched its highly anticipated privacy-focused blockchain, the cryptocurrency community witnessed its first major ideological split.
Bitcoin Network Hash Rate Approaches 2 Exahash Milestone as Industrial Mining Surges
The Bitcoin network is approaching a historic computational milestone as its total hash rate nears 2 exahashes per second in
Bitmain Unveils Plans for Massive 135MW Bitcoin Mining Data Center in Xinjiang, China
Beijing-based Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has announced plans to construct one of the world’s largest data centers dedicated to cryptocurrency
Zcash Mining Goes Live: How the Privacy Coin Launch Reshapes the Mining Landscape
The Hardware/Software Landscape The final days of October 2016 bring a dramatic shift in the cryptocurrency mining ecosystem as Zcash
Zcash Mining Launch Shakes Up Crypto Landscape as Zero-Knowledge Proofs Meet GPU Miners on October 28, 2016
The Bitcoin blockchain has long been celebrated as a decentralized ledger for financial transactions, but by November 2016, something unexpected