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Marathon Digital accidentally releases block with extra bitcoin

Publicly traded Marathon Digital activated experimental software and accidentally mined an invalid block, costing it over $150,000.

Tether bitcoin mine branded ‘fake’ after X users spot edited logos

“What’s going on?” wrote one X user, while another asked, “you really trying to pass that off as not photoshopped?”

Many believe that Bitcoin users send transactions directly to miners or pool operators. However, things are a little more random than that.

—by Aaron Wise

New York Times staff have a decidedly negative take on Bitcoin mining with much of the outlet’s coverage skeptical of proof-of-work.