Miners


Opinion

How ‘the Merge’ Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools

Maximal extracted value (MEV) is an expensive problem caused by Ethereum’s trustless architecture. It might even happen after the Merge turns off mining.

(Amir Arabshahi/unplash)

Opinion

Como 'a fusão' mudará o estranho mundo dos Ethereum Mempools

O valor máximo extraído (MEV) é um problema caro causado pela arquitetura confiável do Ethereum. Pode até acontecer depois que o Merge desligar a mineração.

(Amir Arabshahi/unplash)

Finance

Institutional Investors Are Increasingly Using Crypto Options Trading to Hedge Their Bets in Bear Market

Options trading volume has risen on crypto exchanges, and even miners are using options strategies to muddle through the current uncertain environment.

Crypto options trading has been rising. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)

Videos

Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It’s ‘Hard Work’

Ethereum miners will likely face an abrupt change after the network moves to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism from a proof-of-work (PoW) system. Prominent Ethereum miner Chandler Guo shares his insights into the mining business and why it’s “very hard work.”

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Videos

Chandler Guo on China's Crypto Mining Outlook

Last September, Chinese authorities ordered a crackdown on crypto mining and outlawed virtually all crypto trading activities, leading to the migration of crypto miners out of the country. Ethereum miner Chandler Guo discusses the future of crypto and mining in China and why he sees all miners ultimately moving to Canada and the U.S.

Recent Videos

Tech

JPMorgan: Ethereum Miners Face an Abrupt Change Following the Merge

Ethereum Classic miners are likely to be among the main beneficiaries of the shift to proof-of-stake validation, the bank said.

Crypto mining stocks have lost roughly half of their value in the past month. (Sandali Handagama for CoinDesk)

Finance

Why Bit Digital Is Expanding Into Canada

Bit Digital Chief Strategy Officer Samir Tabar joined CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin,” to discuss the mining company’s bid to increase hosting capacity in Canada.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

Markets

Resumen del mercado: Bitcoin borra las pérdidas semanales, pero persiste el escepticismo

BTC subió por tercer día consecutivo, superando los $21,000, a pesar de las dudas persistentes.

Bitcoin erased this week's early losses and climbed for a third consecutive day. (Mick Haupt/Getty Images)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Erases Weekly Losses, but Skepticism Remains

BTC climbed for a third consecutive day, breaking above $21,000, despite lingering doubts.

Bitcoin erased this week's early losses and climbed for a third consecutive day. (Mick Haupt/Getty Images)

Finance

Marathon Digital Continues to Hodl All Bitcoin but Hints at Strategy Change

Dealing with a number of operational challenges, the company mined 707 bitcoin during the second quarter down sharply from the previous three months.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)