A blockchain consensus mechanism is a type of automated system that aims to accomplish two objectives: Provide a distributed, leaderless...
This year, Oct. 31 marked the 14th anniversary of the issuance of one of this century’s most consequential white papers — Satoshi Nakamoto’s “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer...
Ethereum (ETH) is heading for the most significant upgrade in its history, which is scheduled to happen at around 5:27am UTC on Sept. 15. Those wanting...
Key Takeaways The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a detailed report on the possible environmental impacts of various blockchain consensus mechanisms....
Cryptocurrency miner Hive Blockchain has been working to replace the mining of Ether (ETH) with other coins in the event of Ethereum’s upcoming transition to proof-of-stake,...
Solana (SOL), one of the most active proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains, appears to be a PoS protocol consuming the lowest amount of electricity per transaction, according to...
The proof-of-work (PoW) consensus model is the mechanism that kicked off the revolution that launched Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009 and it was the model of choice...
Key Takeaways While MEV is typically associated with Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake networks are also affected. In addition to giving users worse rates on trades, MEV also hurts...
Large price jumps and 100x gains get a lot of attention from pundits and influencers in the cryptocurrency community because they offer the hope of overnight...