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- Why bother mining testnet bitcoins?Aug 7, 2025
you test something once and then evaluate the results not continue testing until you accumulate a million coins when the reward is less than 1 TBTC (i think it is currently around 0.01 actually). which means it needs A…
- Best places to buy a new antminer s7Feb 2, 2025
Does he still have any? (PM sent to you)
- Bitcoin Plunge! Time to Profit $$$Nov 13, 2023
your are giving terrible advice and making it bigger and colorful does not make it any better. yes, bitcoin will recover. yes, bitcoin is now being sold at a discount. yes, you will make a lot of profit if you buy now.…
I think if you look at Table 7 in the link I posted, it addresses hash functions. SHA-256 has the highest security rating they give, excluding collision security, which I don't believe is relevant for bitcoin.
I think this discussion is, while interesting, a bit premature. NIST (not that bitcoin is a US thing, but the guidance here is good) released their document on the timeline for post-quantum encryption (IR 8547) last…
- The Big Short film, crypto style?Jun 8, 2022
that's the reason why Tether has always had such a huge volume and why it keeps on printing more. everyone is lulled into feeling a false sense of security. the same feeling they had with many exchanges like MtGox with…
- How to Spot a Fake Crypto ExchangeMay 2, 2022
The biggest tool to protect ourselves from all these scammers is awareness. If we are aware, then we can definitely protect ourselves from these scammers. I would like to add some things to the reasons you mentioned.…
- Comparing Multisig and Shamir Secret SharingMar 11, 2022
but what's the point of using Shamir secret sharing instead of for example encrypting your seed? you have 2 "shares" one is the encrypted seed and the other one is the encryption key which you keep separately. this way…
Giorgio, any info regarding:
No, but I believe that's only a bug.
1. Can I choose Reservation queue today and then pay in 2-3 weeks and jump into the shipment queue? 2. Are you going to sell separate hashing cards? If so when? 3. Are the hashing cards for Coincraft Rig and Coincraft…
I recently put together an in-depth comparison of Umbrel vs. Start9 for my website. It might be useful for anyone trying to decide between the two: https://thebitcoinhole.com/vs/umbrel-vs-start9
it is only the tax authorities and they are categorizing bitcoin as "not money" because it makes it possible and a lot easier for them to then categorize it under their tax laws. if they said "bitcoin is money" then…
- Suspicions of FraudApr 6, 2020
Your story apparently, Having to show some transaction isnt enough but, having to prove that you got paid this worth of coin for doing this and that job or having to earn certain coin through certain period for selling…
- Testnet Faucet UpdateJan 4, 2020
i was thinking the same when i found out about the current reward, but you have to realize that testnet difficulty drops to minimum quite often and miners can potential burst mine lots of blocks to get a lot of reward…
- September BTC Sentiment SurveyJul 25, 2019
There havent been a lot of effort from the bulls to push price above the $61k price mark. Bitcoin have been experiencing a lot of resistance about that point as price easily drops right back to around $55-58k. You…
- When will the last Bitcoin be mined?Mar 26, 2019
the math is the block reward in combination with block reward halving. at the start from first block the reward was 50 bitcoins. then after exactly 210,000 blocks that was automatically cut by half to 25 then after…
- Blockstream Satellite MiningOct 10, 2018
Anyone had thoughts or experiences with solo BTC mining through Blockstream Satellite?