Bitcoin's energy-intensive model makes it vulnerable, economist Steve Keen warns.

For many bitcoin miners, it has cost more in recent months to produce a bitcoin than the coin can be sold for, leading them ...

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

The world of Bitcoin mining has reached a critical turning point where traditional methods are no longer sustainable for the ...

Bitcoin's hash rate is dropping for the first time in years. One mining CEO says that's actually a good thing.

From Bhutan's hydropower rigs to Iran's sanctions workaround, sovereign bitcoin mining is bigger than most investors realize.

Quip Network's creators say it's optimized for mining by quantum computers—a positive, unlike the looming quantum threat to ...

One of the side effects of the energy-intensive process of bitcoin mining is the excess heat that is created by the involved hardware devices. Miners have to prove that they’ve expended energy on ...

The Kingdom of Bhutan is gradually pulling back from its famous Bitcoin experiment. Over the last 18 months, the country has ...