BTC hash power centralization
Industry players behind the BTC software control the hash power, while companies with weak cash positions and low debt suffer, cementing BTC's position as a 'very, very' centralized system.
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TAAL increases hashing revenues by 334% in 2021, wants to boost BSV services
TAAL called 2021 "a year of growth and execution," saying it would invest the additional income in developing new products, including value-added services for blockchain-based enterprise clients.
How do you maximize Bitcoin mining profitability? TAAL CEO Richard Baker explains
TAAL released a conversation between Adrian Brijbassi and CEO Richard Baker, where they talked about maximizing Bitcoin mining profitability, mining three Bitcoin blockchains, and more.
Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Root talk about GorillaPool mining on Brittany Bitz Podcast
Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Michael, aka ‘Root,’ recently stopped by the Brittany Bitz Podcast to talk about BSV, mining, GorillaPool, and more.
The 51% attack that never was
In this article, Author Dr. Craig Wright explains what a 51% attack is, how it relates to existing systems, and how it is being maligned by some people in the industry seeking to promote a system different from Bitcoin in many ways.
The economics of Bitcoin mining – distilled
The fundamental basis behind the revenue model in BTC is centered on its limitation of its block size capped at 1MB since 2010, resulting in the revenue generated from mining BTC coming from mining rewards or subsidy.
Hash power follows price
The profitability calculation that every miner must go through is complex, and one must think about their economic costs, access to liquidity, as well as access to insider knowledge.
Hey David Rosenthal: A response from one industry visionary to another…
Jerry Chan examines Nvidia employee and OpenBSD hacker David Rosenthal's article, which details a lecture he gave at Stanford University on digital currencies and the problem he saw with it.
Bitcoin mining—the race to zero? Or race to efficiency?
This week, Jerry Chan focuses on the economics of the block reward mining industry, explaining why it is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the Bitcoin economy.
The economics of Bitcoin mining
Author ZeMing Gao created a chart-based technical analysis of the BTC and BSV block reward mining, comparing the networks' transaction fees, background, hash power, price, and more.
Hash power on OKEx mining pool collapses amid uncertainty
Following the suspension of withdrawals from trading accounts, hash power dropped by as much as 99% on OKEx's digital currency mining pools.
The fallacy of proof of work as an information value signal
Hash power is the reward a node gets for having the best fitness, and the least wasted proof of work is the prize the hash operators get for choosing the node with the best array of costly signals.