Bitcoin miners are helping oil companies cut flaring by using generators running on natural gas that would otherwise be burned.
The world’s first and oldest Bitcoin mining pool has mined nearly 1.3 million BTC since inception
Over 15,000 users, mainly small individual miners, are part of the still-growing Braiins (Slush Pool) ecosystem.
Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Responsible for Recent Price Dips, Data Shows
Analysts and mining pools say selling pressure from mining wallets hasn’t contributed to recent corrections in bitcoin’s price.
Majority of Bitcoin Hashrate Signals Support for Taproot Scaling, Privacy Upgrade
Over 50% of Bitcoin’s hashrate now supports the “uncontroversial” upgrade.
New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security
Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools.
Bitcoin’s First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.