Bitcoin basics
Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake: Why Bitcoin Still Mines
Two ways to secure a blockchain. How proof of work and proof of stake differ, what each trades off, and why Bitcoin sticks with mining.
· 6 min read
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Bitcoin Mining Glossary: 40 Terms, Explained Simply
ASIC, coinbase, difficulty, FPPS, hashprice, nonce, satoshi and more: the Bitcoin mining vocabulary, defined in plain English.
· 8 min read
Guides
How Long Does It Take to Mine One Bitcoin?
The honest answer depends on your share of the network. Here is how to work it out, and why the answer keeps changing.
· 5 min read
Bitcoin basics
A Short History of Bitcoin Mining, From One Laptop to Industrial Farms
From Satoshi's first block to zettahash-scale industry: the key moments that shaped Bitcoin mining, era by era.
· 6 min read
Bitcoin basics
After the Block: Confirmations, Orphans and the 100-Block Rule
What a Bitcoin confirmation is, why exchanges wait for several, what happens to stale blocks, and why newly mined coins wait 100 blocks.
· 5 min read
The network
Transaction Fees and the Mempool: How Miners Fill a Block
How Bitcoin transaction fees work, what the mempool is, and how miners choose which transactions make it into the next block.
· 5 min read
Bitcoin basics
Bitcoin Mining and Energy: Separating Facts From Myths
How much energy Bitcoin mining uses, where it comes from, and why miners chase cheap, stranded and renewable power. The facts, without slogans.
· 5 min read
Guides
Getting Paid Safely: Bitcoin Wallets and Withdrawals for Miners
How to choose a Bitcoin wallet, read an address, protect your seed phrase and withdraw mining rewards without costly mistakes.
· 5 min read
FastBTCMining
How FastBTCMining Works: From Your First TH/s to Your First Withdrawal
A step-by-step tour of FastBTCMining: choosing your hashrate, monthly or one-time billing, your live miner dashboard and zero-fee withdrawals.
· 4 min read
Guides
Cloud Mining vs. Running an ASIC at Home: An Honest Comparison
Buying an ASIC or renting hashrate? Upfront cost, electricity, noise, heat, maintenance and flexibility, compared side by side without the hype.
· 6 min read
Hardware
Inside an ASIC Miner: The Machine Built to Do One Thing
What is inside a Bitcoin ASIC miner: hash boards, chips, fans and power supply, plus why efficiency in joules per terahash matters most.
· 4 min read
The network
Mining Pools Explained: Why Miners Team Up
Why almost every Bitcoin miner joins a pool, how pools share rewards with PPS, FPPS and PPLNS, and why pooling does not centralize Bitcoin.
· 5 min read
Bitcoin basics
The Bitcoin Halving: What 2024 Changed and What 2028 Will Bring
The block reward halves every 210,000 blocks. What the 2024 halving changed, when the 2028 halving should land, and how miners prepare for it.
· 5 min read
The network
The Difficulty Adjustment: How Bitcoin Keeps a 10-Minute Heartbeat
Every 2,016 blocks Bitcoin recalibrates how hard mining is. Here is how the difficulty adjustment works and what it means for every miner.
· 4 min read
The network
Hashrate Explained: What TH/s, PH/s and EH/s Really Mean
Hashrate is the speed of a Bitcoin miner. Learn what a hash is, how TH/s, PH/s and EH/s compare, and what your share of the network means.
· 5 min read
Bitcoin basics
What Is Bitcoin Mining? A Plain-English Guide
What Bitcoin mining really is, in plain English: blocks, proof of work, the block reward, and why miners keep the whole network honest.
· 6 min read
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