Blockchain Report

blockchainreport.bsky.social

23 October 2026 02:04

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes launches "Flop Network" for decentralized AI computing. Marketplace priced by FLOPs, using native FLOP token for payments & rewards. Self-funded with a fair launch. Hayes sees native tokens as crucial for the expanding AI economy. #crypto #blockchain #news

Justin Buist

justinbuist.bsky.social

22 October 2026 23:05

I torched a Costco HP machine back in the day with Monero mining. It was a crappy built box, poor vents, and I had it in a bad spot. Folding@home I've done on servers, throttled down, just to use them as space heaters. I'd start low and crank up, see how the hardware responds.

Sigge Baskero

pivx.org

22 October 2026 20:04

RandomX made mining friendlier, credit where due. But PoS goes further: stake from a laptop, no hardware race, no constant energy burn. PIVX has run PoS since 2016. That’s a decade of battle-testing, not a roadmap slide.

gregserious.bsky.social

22 October 2026 17:05

AI Overview Cryptocurrency mining is the process where computers solve complex mathematical puzzles to verify blockchain transactions and secure the network. In return, miners earn newly minted digital coins and transaction fees. It acts as the backbone for proof-of-work blockchains like Bitcoin.

The China-Global South Project

chinagsproject.bsky.social

22 October 2026 17:04

Zimbabwe is forcing Chinese lithium miners to process minerals at home instead of shipping raw ore abroad, testing whether Africa can turn its critical minerals into industrial power. chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/zim...