Mining Hardware Articles

Learn how Bitcoin mempool fee selection works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Bitcoin node can support SHA-256 miners.

Decred voting node rewards explained for beginners, including tickets, uptime, missed votes and how proof of stake can check proof-of-work miners.

BIP 125 replace by fee made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

BIP9 miner signalling explained through DEFINED, STARTED, LOCKED_IN, ACTIVE and FAILED states, including retarget windows and pool checks.

Learn how Ethereum mining difficulty bomb works, what it changes for miners, the money and safety risks, and the checks to make before using it.

BIP 112 CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

Learn how Ethereum Geth mining nodes works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Ethereum node can support Ethash miners.

Learn how Bitcoin pruned nodes for miners works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Bitcoin node can support SHA-256 miners.

BIP 100 dynamic block-size voting explained as a closed hard-fork proposal with 75% miner thresholds, 5% adjustment limits and split risk.

BIP 66 strict DER signatures explained through Bitcoin encoding rules, activation and the 2015 fork caused by miners building without full validation.

Dash masternode rewards explained in plain English, including collateral, running costs, payment risk and how masternodes can protect X11 miners.

Learn how DigiByte multi-algorithm nodes works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a DigiByte node can support MultiAlgo miners.