When 2024 wrapped up, the SHA256 consensus algorithm used by Bitcoin ranked third in profitability, but now, as we kick off June 2025, it shares the top spot, matched up with Litecoin’s Scrypt. BTC, ...

In July, the proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining algorithm Kheavyhash, used by the kaspa (KAS) crypto asset, held the top spot for profitability among consensus algorithms. Fast forward to today, and it ...

Some of us are taken with bitcoin. We have learned its basics, and are more or less versed with its socioeconomic implications. We get it. But when an acquaintance of mine told me recently that he’s ...

Adam Back challenges StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson over Bitcoin quantum risks as developers test new signatures and review ...

Bitcoin miners don't solve complex math problems - they guess numbers. While "solving mathematical puzzles" has become a common description of bitcoin mining, the process more closely resembles a ...

Bitcoin's most contentious governance fight in nearly a decade produced a two-block ghost chain over the weekend of August 8–9, 2026 — and by Monday morning, its backers had announced something more ...

Cloud mining is changing the way people participate in cryptocurrency mining by eliminating the need to purchase expensive ...

The new hardware could ultimately host a theoretical algorithm with the potential to transform proof-of-work. Microsoft and Atom Computing, a technology firm based in California, recently announced a ...

SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), ("HOLO" or the "Company"), a technology service provider, announced that they invested to develop a quantum ...

BIP-54, Bitcoin's Great Consensus Cleanup, targets four legacy flaws including time-warp attacks. Matt Corallo puts its odds ...

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), ("HOLO" or the "Company"), a technology service provider, announced that they invested to develop a quantum blockchain technology. The key lies in the quantum ...