ViaBTC’s anniversary retrospective traces bitcoin mining’s path from CPU and GPU experimentation to ASIC dominance, the rise of mining pools, and the company’s own growth in pool technology and miner services.
ViaBTC celebrates its seventh anniversary, tracing the hardware evolution of crypto mining from CPU to ASIC and the shift from solo to pool mining, highlighting ViaBTC's contributions in technology and stability.
ViaBTC’s anniversary review traces crypto mining’s path from CPU and GPU setups to ASIC dominance, while highlighting how mining pools reshaped participation, revenue models, and infrastructure standards across the industry.
Bitcoin mining pool Parasite Pool has mined its second block at height 945,601, 48 days after the first. Targeting home miners, the pool uses a hybrid reward model, has about 52 PH/s in hash rate, and currently charges no fees.
Bitcoin hovers near $81,300, Ethereum struggles above $2,400. Analysts split: CLARITY Act viewed as bullish milestone, yet some warn a bear market bottom may come with BTC dropping to $40,000. Geopolitical tensions and Fed rate cut expectations under new Chair Kevin Warsh shape the outlook.
Bitcoin mining pool payouts vary widely across PPLNS, FPPS, and PPS+ models. Each method changes how risk, fee transparency, and income stability are shared between miners and pool operators.
Bitcoin mining pools use different payout models to balance risk, transparency, and income stability. This article explains the three dominant structures—PPLNS, FPPS, and PPS+—and examines how they affect miners’ earnings and pool competition.
Binance has announced the delisting of 12 spot trading pairs effective July 1, 2026 at 20:00 UTC+8. The affected pairs include BIGTIME/USDC, BTC/EURI, CTK/BNB, CTK/BTC, ETH/EURI, ETH/PLN, GUN/BNB, JST/BTC, ZEN/BTC, BTC/PLN, USDC/PLN, and USDT/PLN. Users are advised to close any related trading bots in advance to prevent potential losses.
