Bitcoin Coinbase Structure Guide for Solo Miners
Bitcoin coinbase structure guide for solo miners: see how block rewards, fees, payout outputs, extranonce data, and maturity work before a block is found.
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Bitcoin Difficulty Barely Moved: What the Numbers Mean
Bitcoin's October 3 difficulty retarget was the smallest move of 2026, just 0.03%. What that and September's mining revenue mean for your solo odds.
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Self-Custody
MetaMask's Incident: What Non-Custodial Doesn't Cover
MetaMask's September 30 infrastructure incident forced a validator exit while wallets stayed safe. What non-custodial promises, and what it doesn't.
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Best Lottery Mining Hardware for Home Miners
Choose the best lottery mining hardware by checking hash rate, wall power, noise, firmware, and the solo pool connection before you buy a rig for home use.
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The first five minutes of a found block
If your rig finds a block, the next minutes decide whether it reaches the chain. What NexusPool does from the winning share on, and how you check it.
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Inside a $244,900 Solo Bitcoin Win
A solo miner just took home 3.147 BTC on Braiins Solo after a 40-day drought. Here is what the odds actually were, and what changes once you win.
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Solo Bitcoin Mining Surge: Should You Join in 2026
Solo block finds are up 41 percent year over year. Here is an honest self-check, and a calculator, before you decide whether to join in.
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NexusPool 0.10.26.5: The Best Solo Bitcoin Pool We Have Ever Made
NexusPool 0.10.26.5, the best Solo Bitcoin Pool we have ever made: five places from rig to block, all changed since 0.9.26. 0% fee on the Bitcoin pool.
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The SEC's New Crypto Custody Rule: Myth vs Reality
The SEC proposed new crypto custody rules on Oct. 1, 2026. What the proposal actually changes for investment advisers, measured against the headlines.
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Stratum V1
How to Connect Legacy ASICs Over Stratum
Connect legacy ASICs over Stratum with a Bitcoin address, set the right endpoint, check your payout path, and know what old firmware can and cannot do.
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Q3 2026's $1.26B in Crypto Hacks, By the Numbers
CertiK counted $1.26 billion lost to crypto hacks in Q3 2026, up 53.9% on Q2. Here is what the numbers show about custodial risk for miners.
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NexusPool 0.10.26.5: The Best Solo Bitcoin Pool We Have Ever Made
NexusPool 0.10.26.5, the best Solo Bitcoin Pool we have ever made: five places from rig to block, all changed since 0.9.26. 0% fee on the Bitcoin pool.
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Stratum translator
Stratum Translator Versus Native Connections
Stratum translator versus native connections explains what your miner sends, where encryption ends, and how to choose the right setup before mining.
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Dogecoin
Dogecoin Block Reward Cut: Myth vs Reality
A GitHub discussion would cut Dogecoin's block reward 90%. Here is what that would do to the Litecoin merged mining behind it, myth by myth, with the numbers.
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Stratum V2
How Silent Payments Could Reach Mining Payouts
Bitcoin developers are designing a way to pay silent payment addresses inside a mining coinbase over Stratum V2. Here's the plain four-step mechanism.
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Secure ASIC connections
Secure ASIC Connections: What Your Rig Can Check
Secure ASIC connections protect the path from your rig to a found block. Learn what to check in Stratum V1 and encrypted Stratum V2 on Bitcoin.
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Q3 2026's $1.26B in Crypto Hacks, By the Numbers
CertiK counted $1.26 billion lost to crypto hacks in Q3 2026, up 53.9% on Q2. Here is what the numbers show about custodial risk for miners.
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Bitfortun BS-1 Hashrate: The 400 GH/s Screen Offset
Bitfortun's published BS-1 firmware still adds 400 GH/s to the number on its screen. Here is how to check your rig's real hashrate against your pool's record.
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Mining Transparency Means Proof Before Trust
Mining transparency means checking custody, share records, and block handling before you point a miner at a pool. Here is how proof looks in practice.
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Duelbits Lost $7 Million. Check Your Own Wallets Against It
Duelbits went offline after a $7M hot-wallet hack. Run this checklist on every platform holding your crypto, including a mining pool.
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Mining Variance Management Guide for Solo Miners
Mining variance management guide for solo miners. Set honest expectations, track work, limit failures, and verify where any block reward lands on-chain.
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