Bitcoin's hash rate approached 1,000 EH/s by September 2026, driven by industrial-scale operations running next-generation ASICs at 15–20 joules per terahash. What it takes to mine a block, how pools split the reward, and why mining difficulty changes.
How call options, put options, strike prices, expiration dates, and the Greeks work, and where bitcoin options trade in 2026, from Deribit to IBIT on Nasdaq.
Over 93% of all Bitcoin that will ever exist has already been issued. The Bitcoin halving is the mechanism that makes the remaining 7% take over a century to release, and why each cycle reshapes miner economics.
Real shares go into custody. Blockchain tokens come out. When a holder redeems, the process reverses. Here's the full mechanical cycle.
Bitcoin crossed 20 million mined coins on March 9, 2026, leaving fewer than 1 million left to mine over the next 114 years. Meanwhile, an estimated 3–4 million BTC are locked in wallets no one can access.
Spot trades cap losses at the amount invested. Perps offer up to 40x leverage and shorting but risk liquidation. Side-by-side comparison with examples using ETH.
A guide to how corporate bitcoin treasuries work, from convertible bonds and fair value accounting to the risks this model carries.
The FIFA World Cup winner market alone drew over $3 billion in prediction market volume of of mid-June 2026. Sports leads this year but crypto, politics, geopolitics, and culture are growing faster across prediction platforms.
Exit flexibility, broader outcome coverage, and market-driven pricing separate prediction markets from sports betting.
Learn about bitcoin ETFs: how creation and redemption mechanism works, what spot and futures ETFs each hold, and where ETF exposure ends and direct ownership begins.