Bitcoin's mining hashrate has slipped below 1 zettahash per second for the sixth time in 2026, triggering a 2.3% difficulty adjustment as shrinking profit margins and post-halving economics continue forcing ...
Liquid staking platforms, led by Lido Finance, now control a growing share of Ethereum's validator set, and as that concentration creeps toward the critical 33% threshold, the assumptions underpinning the ...
When a miner's hardware is working and their pool dashboard looks normal, they may have no idea that someone else is collecting their rewards. Hash rate hijacking, the unauthorised redirection ...
Every two weeks, Bitcoin's protocol silently recalibrates how hard it is to mine a new block, automatically, without human intervention, regardless of how many miners are competing. It is one ...
Blockchains that rely on Proof of Stake replace miners with validators responsible for confirming transactions and securing the network. To ensure these validators act honestly, the system introduces penalties for ...
Proof of Stake is a consensus mechanism that allows blockchain networks to validate transactions and secure themselves without energy-intensive mining. Instead of powerful computers competing to solve puzzles, validators lock ...
A ransomware operation named DeadLock is storing command-and-control infrastructure on Polygon's public blockchain, allowing attackers to update their server addresses without redeploying malware—a technique that cybersecurity researchers warn could make ...
Ethereum's validator exit queue has collapsed to just 32 ETH from roughly 2.67 million ETH in mid-September, a 99.9% decline that signals sharply reduced selling pressure as staking demand across ...
After several years of slowing contributor activity, Bitcoin Core development staged a decisive comeback in 2025, marking one of the most active periods in the protocol’s history. Data compiled by ...
On Sunday, November 10, 2025, the Ethereum gas fee benchmark dropped to a historic low of 0.067 Gwei on the base layer of the Ethereum blockchain. For users, this translates ...
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