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. The ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Zcash ZEC surged 21% after Foundry, the world’s largest Bitcoin BTC mining pool, announced Wednesday it would add ZEC support, marking a significant institutional signal from a pool that has ...

Quantum computers located in a data center. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images) To understand what quantum computers actually threaten, you first need to know ...

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 ...

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 ...

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