The Bitcoin network’s total computational hash rate has entered a notable downtrend since October 18th, reversing what has otherwise been a consistent multi-year climb. The hash ribbons indicator, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel once advised future ...

You could earn your own Bitcoin by mining it, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. The process requires powerful mining hardware, a steady supply of electricity and a solid understanding of solving ...

Solo mining involves an individual miner independently validating Bitcoin transactions and adding new blocks to the blockchain without collaborating with others in a mining pool. This process requires ...

Solo miners successfully adding blocks to the Bitcoin blockchain network is a rare event, but still not impossible in 2025. A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner successfully mined a block on Saturday, ...

The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating environment since the 2024 halving, a core feature of Bitcoin’s monetary design that cuts block rewards roughly every four years to enforce ...

American Bitcoin, the bitcoin BTC $91,212.40 miner 20% owned by two of President Donald Trump's sons, plans to list on the Nasdaq in September, said Asher Genoot, the CEO of Hut 8, which owns the ...

Many bitcoin miners are converting their data centers to handle AI computing. The value of bitcoin mining drops by 50% every four years due to “halving” events. Bitcoin data centers offer consistent ...