Lerner first wrote about the mysterious Bitcoin mining pattern back in March 2013. Some privacy flaws in the original Bitcoin code allowed him to discover Satoshi's mining idiosyncrasies.

Greenpeace and other climate groups hope to tackle the excessive energy use in bitcoin mining by encouraging a change in how new coins are created.

Bitcoin miners burn through a lot of energy because of an inefficient process for verifying transactions. A new campaign pushes the cryptocurrency network to abandon that process for more climate ...

Bitcoin's proof-of-work model requires energy-sucking computer equipment to solve problems that validate transactions on the blockchain, a process known as mining.

Bitcoin mining, the process of validating transactions by solving complex mathematical puzzles requiring significant computing power, has come a long way since the original cryptocurrency launched ...

Mason Jappa predicts Bitcoin mining will stay profitable for at least 12 more years, but post-2036, miners will rely on transaction fees or a $1 million BTC price.