Mining

La coopérative de minage de bitcoins Braiins permettra bientôt à ses mineurs de récupérer leurs récompenses via le Lightning Network. « Nous sommes ravis d’être le premier pool de minage à utiliser le réseau Lightning. Nos mineurs peuvent désormais recevoir instantanément des récompenses sans minimum ni frais. La sortie publique est prévue d’ici quelques semaines. » En attendant, la version...

Ricardo Perez-Marco présente (en anglais) son article Profit Lag and Alternate Network Mining (rédigé avec Cyril Grunspan), récemment publié dans les actes de la conférence MARBLE. Dans leur travail de recherche, Ricardo Pérez-Marco et Cyril Grunspan revisitent les stratégies de minage égoïstes et intermittentes et définissent une stratégie de minage alternative sur deux réseaux partageant le même algorithme PoW. Selon les deux chercheurs, cette stratégie présente un ratio de...

La difficulté de minage de Bitcoin a battu hier un nouveau record de difficulté, dépassant de plus de 8% celle du cycle précédent (qui était déjà un record). Rappelons que la difficulté est un paramètre qui varie de façon à maintenir un temps moyen de dix minutes entre deux blocs. Ce paramètre, mis à jour automatiquement tous les 2016 blocs (environ deux semaines), peut évoluer à la hausse ou...

As Bitcoin’s highly anticipated halving event approaches, new research from Galaxy Digital suggests that up to 20% of the cryptocurrency’s current hash rate could go offline. This reduction is expected to impact eight specific ASIC mining machine models, leading to a drop in the network’s overall hash rate. Galaxy Digital’s Projections Galaxy’s mining analysts revealed that by the end of 2023, over 70% of Bitcoin’s hash rate was being generated by just eight ASIC miner...

Coinspeaker51% Attacks on Bitcoin and Ethereum Won’t Be Possible Any Further, Says Coin Metrics As per Coin Metrics researchers, the 51% attacks on Bitcoin could cost anywhere $20 billion, and huge mining machinery, which makes it practically impossible. 51% Attacks on Bitcoin and Ethereum Won’t Be Possible Any Further, Says Coin Metrics

Au programme : Ricardo Perez-Marco parlera de son article Profit Lag and Alternate Network Mining (en collaboration avec Cyril Grunspan), récemment publié dans les actes de la conférence MARBLE. Dans leur travail de recherche, Ricardo Pérez-Marco et Cyril Grunspan revisitent les stratégies de minage égoïstes et intermittentes et définissent une stratégie de minage alternative sur deux réseaux...

CleanSpark Inc., a prominent participant in the Bitcoin mining industry, has unveiled plans to increase its operating hash rate. The company aims to double its hash rate in preparation for the upcoming Bitcoin halving event. In light of this, the firm has revealed strategic acquisitions and expansion initiatives to enhance its mining capabilities and geographic reach. Bitcoin Mining Facility Acquisitions In a recent press release, CleanSpark revealed its agreements to...

On-chain analysis by market intelligence platform CryptoQuant has found that selling pressure from Bitcoin miners has eased and remained low despite a significant decline in transaction fees. According to the firm’s latest weekly report, Bitcoin sold daily by miners currently sits around 300 BTC, significantly down from the companies’ 800 BTC daily sales in November and December 2023. Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure Remains Low Bitcoin miner selling pressure has stayed low in...

Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has announced a leadership transition roughly three weeks after an activist short-selling firm published a report containing allegations against the miner’s management practices and finances. According to an official release, former CEO Jaime Leverton will be immediately succeeded by Asher Genoot, who has served as Hut 8’s president since November 2023. Hut 8 Announces New Chief Executive Genoot co-founded Bitcoin miner U.S. Bitcoin Corp (USBTC)...

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin rely on a process called mining to verify transactions and maintain the network. However, mining has limitations, particularly in terms of energy consumption and centralized computing power. In recent years, a new alternative has emerged: crypto staking. Staking offers a different way to participate in the network, one that’s more environmentally friendly and potentially more engaging. What is Crypto Staking? Crypto staking is the process of...