Tag: Mining Pools

The popularity of liquid staking tokens could usher in a new age for Ethereum and the rest of cryptocurrency — and play a key role in the new bull market. Before we know it, liquid staking tokens (LSTs) are going to replace Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether. The LST market is already worth approximately $17 billion, and…

According to some experts, miners will always be essential to the Bitcoin ecosystem, even after mining the last coins. Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block on Jan. 3, 2009, minting the first 50 Bitcoin in history and kicking off what would become a billion-dollar industry centered around mining crypto. However, with a cap on Bitcoin supply, the…

Don’t be fooled by its emptiness: Block 776,339 plays as important a role as busier blocks in the Bitcoin blockchain. Bitcoin is known for its robustness, security and predictability. Every 10 minutes — on average — the blockchain produces a new block, and the successful miner earns a block reward of 6.25 Bitcoin, around $130,000….