Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Bitcoin block rewards accrue to miners and consist of two ...

According to Billy Boone, director of market research at Simple Mining, the answer is yes, and miners could become even more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Bitcoin difficulty has a cap on its adjustment, so there ...

The rise from 1 to 148 trillion does not block participation, it measures how much total computational power is competing at ...

How unlikely was it for one solo miner to beat the odds and win a Bitcoin block? On June 5, 2025, a solo miner pulled off what most would call impossible: solving a Bitcoin block alone and earning ...