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ELI5 Proof of Stake (PoS) – How does PoS work?
In the cryptocurrency universe, Proof of Stake (PoS) is one of the most popular alternatives to the Proof of Work (PoW) family of consensus mechanisms. While PoW systems invest large amounts of energy to make sure transactions are legit, PoS does not require mining hardware. Proof of Stake “miners” (stakers) must lock a financial stake […]
ELI5: What was Honeyminer?
Honeyminer was an automatic multiple coin mining program that pays users to use their spare computing power. Honeyminer leveraged a variation of the concept of micro mining, where participants who do not wish to invest in a dedicated mining setup contribute tiny amounts of mining power against a proportional reward. In October 2021 the company […]
Who is “Team Rocket”, the creators of the Avalanche protocol?
The Avalanche protocol family creators’ true identity is, perhaps, cryptocurrency’s most poorly kept secret. Or is it? Why would such a great idea’s true creators want to keep their names private? Which brings us to an earlier question. Why did Satoshi Nakamoto want to keep his own identity private? Wouldn’t Satoshi be held at the […]
Who is Genesis Mining?
Genesis Mining is a cryptocurrency mining company founded in 2013. The company runs the Enigma mining farm in Iceland (since 2014) and the Thor mining farm in Sweden (since 2018). The business model is to sell hash rate by the TeraHash unit. Since March 2020, Genesis is no longer onboarding new customers. Only existing customers […]