Section /alerts
Urgent news for miners: coin hard forks, algorithm changes, Bitcoin difficulty and hashprice, emergency miner releases and what to do with your rig.
5 documents
CL-001Pearl is preparing protocol v4 on FP8: what is already in the code, which GPUs are at risk and what miners should do now. Current as of October 3, 2026.
CL-002On Sept 6, 2026 Bitcoin difficulty hit 127.45T, hashprice rose from $32.42 to $39.63 per PH/s/day, hashrate stayed at 934 EH/s. Why, and how to recheck profit.
CL-003The first Knots BLAKE2b pool: AlphaPool shut its SV1 pool, mining now needs your own node and DATUM, rewards wait 6,480 blocks. Why you never import a BTC seed.
CL-004Bitcoin Knots switched to BLAKE2b at block 961640 on August 30, 2026. What 29.4.1 and 29.4.2 changed, why SHA-256 ASICs can't mine it and how to mine via DATUM.
CL-005On Sept 1, 2026 Hyperscale Data (GPUS) shut off its Michigan ASICs to free 20 MW for AI. Why it's a trend and how it hits difficulty, hashprice and used ASICs.