Know why the world's first cryptocurrency is called digital gold. Learn how mining works, its limited supply, and how it differs from XRP.
More than half of Bitcoin’s global mining network runs on renewable energy — and much of it comes from sources that would otherwise go unused. “More than half of the network is using some type of ...
Hive Digital chairman Frank Holmes says Bitcoin miners moving into high performance computing face a capital intensive race ...
Bitcoin mining isn’t one-size-fits-all. These are the main methods and what sets them apart. “But you don’t actually own any of the Bitcoin or the miners, you just have a share of that business. And ...
Bitcoin mining may look hardware-heavy and energy-hungry, but at its core, it’s probability-driven. Everything else follows from the structure of the hash lottery. Miners scale to reduce risk, pools ...
How unlikely was it for one solo miner to beat the odds and win a Bitcoin block? On June 5, 2025, a solo miner pulled off what most would call impossible: solving a Bitcoin block alone and earning ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Editor-in-Chief of CryptoSlate and host of the Slatecast podcast. May 30, 2025, 07:23am EDT May 30, 2025, 11:59am EDT Bitcoin ...
Bitcoin mining has become harder and less profitable, yet the stocks of companies built around it keep rising, even as crypto prices slide. The reason sits in ...