Mining pools have been pivotal in shaping the cryptocurrency mining landscape since Bitcoin’s early days. As mining hardware evolved from CPUs to GPUs, then to ASICs, mining pools simultaneously adapted to these technological advances. This article ...

As bitcoin mining transitions from a small-scale operation to a large-scale industry, the balance between decentralization and centralization is becoming increasingly critical. In a recent discussion, Roundtable anchor, Rob Nelson, joined by Nick Hansen ...

Miners need to be flexible to changes in the market, including global cultural differences and adversarial legal frameworks when countries ban Bitcoin. Mining pools are important to the Bitcoin ecosystem because they allow small bitcoin miners to collect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bitcoin journalist and financial analyst based in London. Bitcoin mining is the process by which new bitcoin is created and transactions are verified and added to the blockchain.

Nathan Reiff has been writing expert articles and news about financial topics such as investing and trading, cryptocurrency, ETFs, and alternative investments on Investopedia since 2016. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics ...