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The Bitaxe Mini Asic Touch is open source, which encourages its continuous development. Touch has a weight of around 1.1 kilograms and does not exceed 14 centimeters long. 2025 began with new mini ASIC (integrated circuit of specific application) proposals for Bitcoin mining (BTC) at home. Since traditional mining teams imply a more expensive initial…
Petrobras, one of the largest oil companies in the world, launched a research and development project to experiment with Bitcoin mining and other areas of emerging technology. Tokenization and web3 are also an integral part of this Petrobras initiative. Through LinkedIn, Marcelo A. Curi, specialist in Tokenization and Web3, Indian That the Petrobras research project…
According to Vera, Argentina has abundant energy resources, although “lack of infrastructure.” The manager said that in the Argentine short term it will not grow as much as Paraguay in BTC mining. Erick Vera, business development leader for Latin America of the Luxor company, dedicated Bitcoin Mining (BTC), referred to the potential and challenges that…
The Pool got a block subsidy gain of around 2.3 million dollars. Some users considered it dangerous, while others attributed the fact to the “luck.” “I want all the remaining bitcoin to mining in the United States,” said Donald Trump during his electoral campaign. Luck wanted it to be on January 25, 2025, for more…
The position about Donald Trump’s climate change has changed over time, more in a way than in the background. On March 27, 2015, during a conversation of presidential candidates, Trump showed skepticism about the validity of climate change appealing to the names to designate the phenomenon have changed over the years. In the 1920 they…
Four days after his second term as president of the United States, Donald Trump has already launched his first measures linked to Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptoactives. Among them, the signing of an executive order to create a national reserve in digital assets and the possible custody of Bitcoin by banks. However, from the other side…
Today, GPU mining of Bitcoin or Dogecoin is economically unviable. ASIC-resistant algorithms are a way to decentralize cryptocurrency mining. Cryptocurrency mining has become a competitive industry. GPUs (graphics processing units), thanks to which people could mine cryptocurrencies from home without specialized equipment, have seen their importance decline compared to ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits), especially in…
The decentralization potential of a cryptocurrency can be measured by the “universality” of the equipment used by its mining participants. By universality I mean the acquisition costs and ease of use offered by a piece of equipment to encourage its adoption among users, especially among those without technical expertise. Generally speaking, the more specialized and…
Children in El Salvador learn to use mini ASIC, Coldcard and Sparrow. Bitcoin is a suitable medium to teach children the savings paradigm. NodeNationSV is an educational platform that operates in El Salvador and brings Bitcoin teaching to the country’s schools. At the time of writing, NodeNation has “graduated” 1 Salvadoran school in Bitcoin in…
The power consumption efficiency of an ASIC determines how much power it uses to do its job. The market price of bitcoin is the main measurement of its production cost. The production cost of one bitcoin (BTC) would have been reduced from approximately $80,000 to $59,000 per BTC, according to Trading Different, an analysis platform….
