Bitcoin Mining Concepts

Explore analysis, commentary, and insights into Bitcoin mining concepts like ASIC prices, hashprice, hashrate, and more.

All-time percentage changes for Bitcoin's mining difficulty

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Forecasting 101: Report

We've devised a new method for forecasting mining difficulty. Learn more in our latest report.

Colin Harper Ethan Vera
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SB1751 would hurt Bitcoin miners, but who does it benefit?

SB 1751 would limit Bitcoin mining demand response in Texas, and SB 6 and SB 7 would benefit peaker plants.

Matthew Lousteau
Matthew Lousteau
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Some inscriptions in the 20,000 range | source: https://ordinals.com/inscriptions/20000

Ordinal Inscriptions Give $1.35M Nudge to BTC Transaction Fees in February

Inscriptions are driving a slight increase in fees, but how long will it last?

Colin Harper
Colin Harper
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Bitcoin mining airflow management

How to Design Optimal Airflow for a Bitcoin Mining Facility

In this guide, we walkthrough best practices and considerations for Bitcoin mining airflow management.

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Hashrate Index
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The Itaipú Dam

Inside the Itaipú Dam, Paraguay and Brazil's Hydro Colossus

An in-depth look into the bowels of the Itaipú Dam, the world's second-largest hydroelectric dam.

Erick Vera
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The Past, Present, and Future of Bitcoin Mining Competitive Structures

What will the future of Bitcoin mining look like?

Jaran Mellerud
Jaran Mellerud
Bitcoin Mining Concepts

Energy Arbitrage: Analyzing Bitcoin Mining’s Historical Revenue per kWh

Bitcoin miners participate in an energy arbitrage game by expending energy to generate bitcoin. Therefore, when analyzing bitcoin mining profitability, it can be helpful to look at how much miners earn per unit of energy they consume. This metric is called the revenue per kWh. In this article, I explain

Jaran Mellerud
Jaran Mellerud
Bitcoin Mining Concepts
A screenshot of Ordinal Shrooms NFTs that were minted on February 2, 2023

WTF are Ordinals, Inscriptions, and Digital Artifacts?

Ordinal NFTs (aka digital artifacts or inscriptions) allow users to mint non-fungible tokens onto Bitcoin's blockchain - image and all.

Colin Harper
Colin Harper
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