Proof of Useful Work (PoUW) – The Bitcoin Rag

ReSatoshi Introduces a 100-Year Rule for Recycling Lost Bitcoins

By Rust Smith

ReSatoshi is one of the more thought-provoking new cryptocurrency experiments because it changes a rule most blockchain users take for granted: coins remain under the...

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Jetsam (JTM) Uses Recursive Proofs to Keep Nodes Lightweight

By Rust Smith

JETSAM (JTM) is one of the most technically interesting new cryptocurrency projects I have examined recently. JETSAM focuses on a difficult long-term blockchain problem: how...

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Core Lightning Security Update Urges Bitcoin Lightning Network Node Operators to Upgrade

By Rust Smith

Core Lightning has released an urgent security update addressing multiple confirmed vulnerabilities in software used to operate Bitcoin Lightning nodes. Core Lightning, commonly abbreviated as...

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Lumenite (LMT) Introduces HomeScrypt Mining

By Rust Smith

Lumenite (LMT) is an encouraging new cryptocurrency project because it begins with a straightforward objective: make proof-of-work mining practical for people using ordinary computer hardware....

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Inside MONEU: A New Approach to Cryptocurrency Wallet Security

By Rust Smith

MONEU is one of the more unusual new cryptocurrency projects I've examined. It is not simply another Bitcoin fork with a different name and block...

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Inside Kadikama (KAD): Litecoin Foundations and RandomX Mining

By Rust Smith

Kadikama combines a familiar cryptocurrency foundation with CPU-friendly mining, a limited supply and plans for a more user-controlled trading system. Kadikama is a new cryptocurrency...

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Pearl (PRL) and the Quest to Make Cryptocurrency Mining Useful

By Rust Smith

Pearl (PRL) is a proof-of-work blockchain launched in April, 2026 by Pearl Research Labs. Pearl’s blockchain is forked from Bitcoin's open source code, but it...

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Bitcoin History Repeats in Miniature: Inside BC2 and Its BCH2 Fork

By Rust Smith

BC2 — BitcoinII BC2 launched in 2025 as a completely new blockchain with its own genesis block. It is not a fork of Bitcoin and...

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Bisq P2P Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Launches Android App

By Rust Smith

Longstanding (10 years) decentralized p2p Bitcoin exchange Bisq has launched an Android app called Bisq Easy. Just like their desktop app the new mobile app...

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Pearl (PRL) is a proof-of-work blockchain launched in April, 2026 by Pearl Research Labs. Pearl’s blockchain is forked from Bitcoin’s open source code, but it…

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Pearl (PRL) and the Quest to Make Cryptocurrency Mining Useful