Crypto mining is how new coins are created and transactions are secured on proof-of-work blockchains like Bitcoin. This 2026 guide explains how mining works, the hardware you need, how pools and rewards work, and whether it is still profitable for individuals.

Bitcoin mining is one of the ways to earn money on cryptocurrency. However, today the profitability of mining in many regions tends toward zero, and many companies have suspended their mining activities due to the unprofitability and even loss-making nature of the very process of cryptocurrency mining...

Bitcoin has once again begun to bring profit to miners. The BTC hashrate has continued to grow since the final stage of last year and has already risen by 35% over the past three months. Thus, in November 2018 the productivity of mining pools was 32 million TH/s, and today it has grown to 43.5 million TH/s...

The Chinese crypto industry giant BitMain is to this day the largest manufacturer of ASIC miners and the largest player in cryptocurrency mining, despite the fact that its share declined by the end of 2018 — the share of pools affiliated with BitMain fell from 53% to 39% of Bitcoin's hashrate...

The research company Diar has presented an analytical report on the results achieved in the cryptocurrency market in 2018. The report lists the achievements and declines that occurred in the crypto market in 2018...