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Parasite Pool Mines Second Block as Plebs-First Mining Model Proves Its Staying Power

Parasite Pool Mines Second Block as Plebs-First Mining Model Proves Its Staying Power

Parasite Pool mined its second Bitcoin block on April 17, validating its hybrid payout model that rewards small home miners over industrial operations.

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Alcoa Sells Massena East Smelter to NYDIG as Industrial Bitcoin Mining Accelerates

Alcoa Sells Massena East Smelter to NYDIG as Industrial Bitcoin Mining Accelerates

Alcoa finalizes sale of idled NY smelter to NYDIG, signaling a wave of industrial facility conversions as Bitcoin miners seek grid access.

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How to Recover Unchained Vault Funds Using Caravan Software

How to Recover Unchained Vault Funds Using Caravan Software

Step-by-step guide to recovering bitcoin from Unchained vaults using Caravan's open-source multisig coordination tool and your hardware wallets.

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How to Connect Zeus Wallet to Your Umbrel Lightning Node

How to Connect Zeus Wallet to Your Umbrel Lightning Node

Step-by-step guide to connecting Zeus wallet to your Umbrel node via Tor, with troubleshooting tips for common issues.

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PREDYX Review as Lightning's First Serious Prediction Market

PREDYX Review as Lightning's First Serious Prediction Market

PREDYX brings prediction markets to Lightning with no-KYC trading and instant sats payouts. Our research-based review covers what works and what's still lacking.

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Alcoa's Deal to Sell Its Massena Smelter to NYDIG Signals a New Era for Industrial Real Estate

Alcoa's Deal to Sell Its Massena Smelter to NYDIG Signals a New Era for Industrial Real Estate

Alcoa's advanced talks to sell its 435 MW Massena East smelter to NYDIG shows how traditional industry is monetizing stranded assets through Bitcoin mining.

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Michael Saylor's Bi-Monthly Dividend Strategy for STRC Could Reshape Bitcoin Corporate Treasuries

Michael Saylor's Bi-Monthly Dividend Strategy for STRC Could Reshape Bitcoin Corporate Treasuries

Strategy's proposal to shift STRC dividends to semi-monthly payments aims to boost liquidity and reduce volatility, creating a potential template for corporate Bitcoin treasuries.

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How to Find Bitcoin Merchants While Traveling Using BTC Map

How to Find Bitcoin Merchants While Traveling Using BTC Map

Learn how to use BTC Map to find Bitcoin-accepting merchants worldwide, contribute new listings, and plan sats-spending routes while traveling.

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How to Deploy Your First Lightning Node with Voltage in Under 10 Minutes

How to Deploy Your First Lightning Node with Voltage in Under 10 Minutes

A step-by-step guide to deploying your first Lightning node using Voltage's cloud platform, from account creation to channel setup.

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Trezor Safe 7 After Three Months of Daily Use, What the Long-Term Reviews Reveal

Trezor Safe 7 After Three Months of Daily Use, What the Long-Term Reviews Reveal

Research-based analysis of Trezor Safe 7 performance after extended use, covering build quality, battery life, and whether quantum-ready security justifies $249.

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NYDIG Buys Alcoa's Massena East Smelter for Bitcoin Mining Operations

NYDIG Buys Alcoa's Massena East Smelter for Bitcoin Mining Operations

NYDIG is acquiring Alcoa's dormant 435 MW Massena East smelter in New York, signaling a major shift in how industrial energy assets get repurposed.

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Saylor's Bi-Monthly STRC Dividend Strategy Creates a New Bitcoin DCA Blueprint

Saylor's Bi-Monthly STRC Dividend Strategy Creates a New Bitcoin DCA Blueprint

Strategy's proposed semi-monthly STRC dividends would fund Bitcoin purchases every two weeks, offering a systematic accumulation model worth studying.

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How to Accept Lightning Payments at Your Coffee Shop Using IBEX Terminal

How to Accept Lightning Payments at Your Coffee Shop Using IBEX Terminal

Step-by-step guide to setting up IBEX Terminal for Lightning payments at your coffee shop, from device setup to training staff on the payment flow.

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How to Set Up a Bitcoin Keeper Multisig Vault with Hardware Wallet Signing

How to Set Up a Bitcoin Keeper Multisig Vault with Hardware Wallet Signing

Step-by-step guide to creating a 2-of-3 multisig vault in Bitcoin Keeper, connecting hardware signers, and testing your setup safely.

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Primal Review 2026 and Why the Most Polished Nostr Client Finally Nails Lightning Integration

Primal Review 2026 and Why the Most Polished Nostr Client Finally Nails Lightning Integration

Primal emerges as the top Nostr client for 2026 with seamless self-custodial Lightning payments, polished UI, and analytics that make it worth recommending.

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Parasite Pool Mines Second Block After 48 Days, Testing Whether Its Plebs Eat First Model Actually Works

Parasite Pool Mines Second Block After 48 Days, Testing Whether Its Plebs Eat First Model Actually Works

Parasite Pool mined block 945,601 on April 18, validating its hybrid reward model that gives 1 BTC to block finders while splitting the rest among all miners.

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Alcoa Selling Massena Smelter to NYDIG for Bitcoin Mining as Energy Demand Surges

Alcoa Selling Massena Smelter to NYDIG for Bitcoin Mining as Energy Demand Surges

Alcoa's sale of its idle Massena East smelter to NYDIG marks another aluminum facility converted to Bitcoin mining amid rising energy competition.

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How to Implement PayJoin Privacy with PayJoin Dev Kit in Your Bitcoin Wallet

How to Implement PayJoin Privacy with PayJoin Dev Kit in Your Bitcoin Wallet

A developer's guide to integrating PayJoin Dev Kit for enhanced Bitcoin transaction privacy using async BIP 77 and multi-language APIs.

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How to Set Up Watch-Only Mode in BlueWallet for Hardware Wallet Monitoring

How to Set Up Watch-Only Mode in BlueWallet for Hardware Wallet Monitoring

Learn to configure BlueWallet's watch-only feature to monitor hardware wallet balances and generate addresses without exposing private keys.

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BlueWallet Review 2026 and Why Power Users Keep Coming Back

BlueWallet Review 2026 and Why Power Users Keep Coming Back

BlueWallet combines Lightning, multisig, and hardware wallet support in one app. Our research-based review covers what works, what doesn't, and who it's for.

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