Hashcash was invented as a way to solve the sybil attack problem, where false online identities or user accounts run rampant and attempt to execute a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on platforms and networks. Hashcash was applied to Bitcoin in order to keep all miners in the network honest.  The “hashcash

Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN), a Chinese ASIC manufacturer has announced their intent to expand into the U.S. Bitcoin mining scene. This comes after already having a successful pilot operation in the Bitcoin mining heavy country of Kazakhstan. Canaan has deployed over 10,000 of their own miners. “Mining in

The Honduran resort town of Santa Lucia now has a local Bitcoin hub. According to local news outlet Diario La Prensa, the private initiative known as Bitcoin Valley intends to develop a circular Bitcoin economy and boost the number of tourists visiting the area. Owner of tourist related businesses in

According to a report from the regional newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, Santander Brazil, the third-largest private bank in the nation, is preparing to introduce Bitcoin and cryptocurrency services for their customers.  CEO Mario Leao stated during his interview:  We expect to have definitions about it in the next few

Digital asset mining and staking firm Foundry has launched an initiative to train Bitcoin mining technicians. The program, known as Foundry Academy, completed its first training session back in May. The next session, set to begin on September 12, 2022, is already open for registration.   Executive Director Craig Ross states:

Foundry Digital LLC announced on July 28th, 2022 the launch of Foundry Logistics, a new division that advances the company's goal of establishing high standards for dependability, efficiency, and transparency in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining sector. The company specializes in mining Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies while being

Core Scientific Inc. (NASDAQ: CORZ), which holds the third largest Bitcoin stack by a publicly traded company after MicroStrategy and Tesla, has announced that they are expanding their mining operation by 75 megawatts (MW). The company expects $50 million in increased revenue from the addition of new ASICs to its

Bitfinex and Tether have collaborated with the open source team behind the Hypercore protocol to bring to market the peer-to-peer communications app, Keet.  Keet allows users to communicate via video, text, and instant file exchange in a true peer-to-peer way and has plans to integrate Bitcoin payments on lightning, as