In a striking demonstration of Bitcoin’s decentralized nature, two solo miners this week each secured full block rewards worth approximately $300,000, a rare feat against the backdrop of industrial-scale mining pools. These individual wins occur as the United States’ dominance in Bitcoin mining wanes, with firms pivoting capital and infrastructure toward artificial intelligence, allowing regions like China to recapture global market share.
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0 in Finance and 0 in Crypto last weekF2Pool Founder Rejects Bitcoin BIP-444 Soft Fork
F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang has publicly opposed the proposed BIP-444 soft fork, calling it a ‘bad idea’ that he will not support. The Bitcoin improvement proposal aims to limit arbitrary data on the blockchain to reduce spam. Wang’s stance signals significant resistance from a major mining pool operator, highlighting growing tensions within Bitcoin’s development community over network governance approaches.
about F2Pool Founder Rejects Bitcoin BIP-444 Soft ForkPsy Protocol Testnet Launches with Million-TPS Blockchain
Psy Protocol has launched its public testnet, introducing a revolutionary blockchain architecture that promises internet-scale throughput while maintaining Bitcoin-level security. The protocol demonstrates million-TPS capacity in internal benchmarks, addressing one of blockchain’s most persistent limitations and potentially enabling fully on-chain versions of platforms like Amazon and eBay to compete with their centralized counterparts.
about Psy Protocol Testnet Launches with Million-TPS BlockchainETNCrypto: Halving-Proof Mining Strategy for 2025
The 2025 Bitcoin halving event, which will slash block rewards by 50%, is set to become a critical stress test for cryptocurrency miners worldwide. As the industry braces for reduced revenue amid persistently high energy costs, ETNCrypto has positioned itself with a strategic model designed to withstand these pressures. Through a combination of advanced ASIC rigs, renewable energy integration, and innovative short-term contracts, the company claims to offer a halving-resistant mining solution that prioritizes accessibility and daily returns for investors navigating an increasingly challenging landscape.
about ETNCrypto: Halving-Proof Mining Strategy for 2025Bitcoin’s Cold War: 3,000 Nodes at Risk in Core Policy Clash
Bitcoin Core’s decision to remove the 80-byte OP_RETURN relay cap has sparked a divisive policy war, with a GitHub script now targeting Bitcoin Knots nodes (13% of reachable peers) for auto-banning. The conflict centers on whether larger data payloads undermine Bitcoin’s monetary focus, with Knots gaining adoption as critics like Luke Dashjr call Core’s move ‘utter insanity.’ Unlike the block size wars, this relay policy split doesn’t require consensus changes but risks network partitioning if peer bans spread. Core’s v30 release in October will enforce the change, leaving miners and node operators to decide whether to propagate data-heavy transactions. With Knots nodes at a record 2,938 and banning tools proliferating, Bitcoin faces its first major operational divide since 2017.
about Bitcoin's Cold War: 3,000 Nodes at Risk in Core Policy ClashBitVM Smart Contracts Gain 31.5% Bitcoin Hashrate Support
Bitlayer’s BitVM implementation has gained backing from major Bitcoin mining pools, including Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool, which collectively control 31.5% of the network’s hashrate. This support ensures the system’s operation on the Bitcoin blockchain, enhancing its scalability and functionality. BitVM, introduced in 2023 by Robin Linux, enables complex smart contracts on Bitcoin by verifying computations onchain while executing them offchain, similar to optimistic rollups. The move marks a significant step toward expanding Bitcoin’s utility beyond simple transactions.
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