Bitcoin
Coldcard Key Exposure: What Happened and What to Verify
A Coldcard RNG flaw let attackers regenerate seeds offline, draining 1,800+ BTC. Affected firmware, Coinkite's fix, and how to check your own wallet.
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Bitcoin
How Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Affects Odds
Learn how bitcoin mining difficulty affects odds, why network difficulty does not change your share of a fixed hash rate, and what to verify yourself.
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Bitcoin
BIP-110's Chain Split, Explained
Bitcoin block 961,632 marks the BIP-110 soft fork attempt. For miners, scant hash support makes activation rules and verification matter greatly.
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SoloMining
Bitcoin Solo Mining Odds Calculator Explained
Use a bitcoin solo mining odds calculator to turn hashrate and network difficulty into honest block probabilities, expected waiting time, and risk context.
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Bitcoin
Direct Bitcoin Block Reward Payout, Verified
Direct bitcoin block reward payout sends the full subsidy and transaction fees to your address in the coinbase transaction, never through a pool wallet.
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NexusPool
Version 0.8.26.12 Stops Silent Block Loss
Version 0.8.26.12 closes a way a real solved block could have been lost in silence. Five more fixes for visibility, safety, and abuse resistance.
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Bitcoin
SHA-256's New Collision Attack, Explained
A new cryptographic paper broke a 12-year record on SHA-256. Here's exactly what a collision attack is, and why it changes nothing for Bitcoin mining.
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Bitcoin
What Is a Non Custodial Bitcoin Mining Pool?
A non custodial bitcoin mining pool keeps rewards out of a pool wallet. Learn how direct payouts, verifiable work, and Stratum V2 change trust for miners.
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Bitcoin
What a Zero Fee Solo Mining Pool Really Means
A zero fee solo mining pool can remove commissions, but only direct, verifiable on-chain payouts prove you keep the full block reward on your address.
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Bitcoin
Solo Mining: Keep the Block Reward Yours
Solo mining is a high-variance Bitcoin lottery. Learn how direct payouts, verifiable work, and secure Stratum connections protect a solved block reward.
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NexusPool
How a Bitcoin Mining Pool Should Handle Trust
A bitcoin mining pool should prove how it assigns work, counts shares, builds payouts, and protects connections before it asks miners to trust blindly.
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