Is Bitcoin decentralized?
While BTC has a higher hash rate that makes it more secure to a hash attack, it does not equate to it being more decentralized due to its lack of scalability and the absence of P2P transactions.
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Smoke & miners: Myth of BTC network ‘decentralization’ exposed
The next 'halving' of the BTC block reward, expected to take place in mid-2024, would further reduce margins and squeeze out smaller miners struggling to make a profit from their existing operations.
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.
US overtakes China in terms of digital currency hash power
According to Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance’s BTC mining map, US overtook China as the country with the majority of the hash power supporting the BTC network.
Plummeting hash rate: The good and bad news
Although the drop in hash rate will have a negative consequence on the digital currency markets in the short term, there are a few positive externalities that will come out of China’s ban on Bitcoin mining.
US emerging as block reward mining powerhouse
Industry watchers have noticed that hashrate emanating from North American has been increasing, eroding the centralized collective market share that Chinese competitors once held.
Craig Wright on why empty metrics don’t equal greater security
A rogue block reward miner could recreate the entire hash rate of Bitcoin from its birth until the end of 2017 with 50% of the current BTC hash rate in only a matter of weeks.
BTC halving’s domino effect on block reward miners
The BTC halving has set off a domino effect on block reward miners that will end with many unable to continue.
BTC pump and dump: Whales or Hash?
What role did BTC miners and insiders play in the retreat back into positive price territory? It's an interesting question to consider.
Bitcoin Halving 2020 sees 3 trails, but only 1 leads to real profitability
After the block reward subsidy is reduced, some industry experts warn that the ecosystem may no longer be profitable enough to sustain the current hash rate.
Bitcoin Halving 2020: What does it mean?
Jon Southurst explains why it's important to understand all the issues surrounding the Bitcoin ‘halvening’, including those unique to this year.
Why ViaBTC is quickly becoming a leader in BSV mining
Bitmain-affiliated ViaBTC pool has launched one-click switching, which allows members to switch hashrate between mining BTC, BCH and BSV seamlessly.