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- Mining & technology · · 13 min readBuying an ASIC Miner: Is It Still Worth It for Private Buyers?Buying an ASIC miner in 2026: new and used machines, electricity prices in DE, AT and CH, a calculation past the 2028 halving and the risks of buying used.
- Treasury companies · · 11 min readBhutan: State Bitcoin Mining in the HimalayasBhutan mines bitcoin with hydropower through its state fund DHI. How the mining began, what Bitdeer adds and why Bhutan has sold almost all of it.
- Mining & technology · · 12 min readBitcoin Energy Consumption: Facts Instead of HeadlinesBitcoin energy consumption explained calmly: how much power the network uses, where it comes from, what headlines get wrong. With figures for DE, AT, CH.
- Basics · · 11 min readThe Bitcoin Halving Explained SimplyThe bitcoin halving explained simply: what happens every four years, when the next halving comes and what it means for miners, price and your savings plan.
- Mining & technology · · 14 min readBitcoin Mining at Home in Germany and Switzerland: Is It Worth It?Bitcoin mining at home in Germany and Switzerland, calculated: revenue, electricity price, solar power, heating, taxes. With a calculator for your device.
- Basics · · 13 min readBlockchain Explained Simply, Without the JargonBlockchain explained simply: how blocks, fingerprints and mining make a ledger tamper-proof, shown with a real block. Read it now.
- Mining & technology · · 13 min readWhat Comes After the Last Halving? Fees as the Incentive ModelThe last bitcoin is created around 2140, then only fees pay miners. How big the gap is today, what can close it and why there is still time.
- Mining & technology · · 14 min readThe Halvings in Review: What Happened After Each One?All four Bitcoin halvings in review: price on the day, after 6, 12 and 18 months, cycle top, crash, effects on miners and what 2028 may bring.
- Treasury companies · · 12 min readMarathon Digital: The Largest Listed Bitcoin MinerMARA Holdings (formerly Marathon Digital) explained: hashrate, bitcoin holdings, cost per bitcoin, convertible notes and why the stock is not bitcoin.
- Basics · · 13 min readWhat Is a Mempool?The mempool is the waiting room for unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions. How miners choose by sat/vB, what happens when it is full and how to read it.
- Mining & technology · · 12 min readMempool Analysis: What Transaction Fees Reveal About the MarketWhat fees and mempool size reveal about demand for block space: the spikes of 2017, 2023 and 2024, quiet phases, miner revenue and the limits.
- Mining & technology · · 14 min readHow Bitcoin Mining Pools WorkMining pools explained: shares, PPS, FPPS and PPLNS payouts with a worked example, pool fees, who builds the block and why that matters.
- Mining & technology · · 13 min readBitcoin Mining with Solar Power: Economics and SetupBitcoin mining with solar power, worked out: surplus vs feed-in tariff in DE, AT and CH, the winter gap, smart switching and a 10 kWp example.
- Power Law · · 12 min readWhat Happens to the Power Law After the Last Halving?The last bitcoin is created around 2140. Why the Power Law needs no halvings, what changes for miners and why a 100-year extrapolation doesn't hold.
- Basics · · 13 min readProof of Work Explained SimplyProof of work explained simply: why Bitcoin needs computing work, how the hash lottery works and how it differs from proof of stake.
- Treasury companies · · 12 min readRiot Platforms vs. CleanSpark: Comparing the MinersRiot Platforms and CleanSpark compared: sites, power strategy, bitcoin holdings, AI plans and the metrics you should check before buying a miner stock.
- Mining & technology · · 13 min readSolo Mining: The Bitcoin Lottery, Honestly CalculatedSolo mining explained simply: your real chance of a whole block, what power and hardware cost, and when the lottery ticket is worth it.
- Mining & technology · · 13 min readStratum V2: The New Mining ProtocolStratum V2 explained: encryption against hashrate theft, miners building their own block templates, less traffic and what it means for home miners.
- Mining & technology · · 16 min readBitcoin Mining Explained: How New Bitcoin Are CreatedBitcoin mining explained simply: how miners find blocks, what they earn, why mining protects the network and whether it pays at home, with a calculator.
- Mining & technology · · 10 min readThe Difficulty Adjustment: The Heart of BitcoinThe difficulty adjustment explained: how Bitcoin keeps its 10-minute pace every 2’016 blocks, with the live value, a worked example and records.