The Mining Shop Blog Posts & Articles

Learn how mining pool TLS security works, what it changes for miners, the money and safety risks, and the checks to make before using it.

BOLT 12 Offers explained: learn how reusable offers request unique invoices through onion messages, blinded paths, TLVs and payer proofs.

The Bitcoin power law model fits a curve to historical prices. Learn what the line shows, why start dates matter and why it cannot guarantee future prices.

BIP 330 Erlay explained: see how transaction-set reconciliation, short IDs and sketches can reduce Bitcoin node announcement bandwidth.

Bitcoin Core 0.18.1 guide covering P2P and Tor fixes, PSBT and multisig correctness, pruning results, wallet GUI caveats, builds, testing and rollback.

Epic Cash mining explained in plain English. Learn how CPU, GPU and limited ASIC lanes share rewards, and how to test power, pools and wallets safely.

BIP 301 guide covering its Draft soft-fork status, sidechain block bids, BMM Accept and Request commitments, one-winner rule, miner incentives and risks.

Ycash mining explained for beginners. Learn how Equihash 192,7 uses GPU memory, how the 2019 Zcash fork began and how to test pools and rewards safely.

Learn how Ergo solo mining nodes works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Ergo node can support Autolykos miners.

How long to mine one Bitcoin depends on hashrate, difficulty, fees, pool terms and luck. Learn expected output, solo odds and why no machine has a fixed timer.

Learn how ASIC mining thermal imaging works, what it changes for miners, the money and safety risks, and the checks to make before using it.

Bitcoin Core 0.18 utxoupdatepsbt guide covering witness UTXO enrichment from chain and mempool, non-witness limits, exact PSBT identity, privacy and verification.