The Mining Shop Blog Posts & Articles

Learn how Beam mining nodes works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Beam node can support BeamHash III miners.

Bitcoin Core 0.17.1 guide covering label behaviour, wallet and PSBT fixes, network hardening, upgrade and downgrade boundaries, testing and rollback.

Could Bitcoin be replaced by another network or technology? Review network effects, switching costs, security, upgrades and the events that could weaken adoption.

Polis mining ended after its move from X11 proof of work to proof of stake. Learn what changed at block 209,720 and how to check old guides safely.

Learn how Aeternity mining nodes works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Aeternity node can support Cuckoo Cycle miners.

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

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

BIP 79 Bustapay guide covering its closed status, sender and merchant transaction flow, anti-DoS fallback, mandatory validation, privacy limits and compatibility.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 walletprocesspsbt guide covering wallet updates, optional signing, sighash policy, derivation paths, incomplete results and custody controls.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 walletcreatefundedpsbt guide covering input selection, outputs, change, fees, replaceability, BIP32 paths and safe PSBT review.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 unloadwallet guide covering endpoint versus argument selection, invalid combinations, service draining, state verification and reload recovery.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 testmempoolaccept guide covering its one-transaction array, current consensus and policy, high-fee override, rejection and non-broadcast limits.