# Merge-mining **URL:** https://research.rsk.dev/c/discussion-about-rsk-merge-mining-including-security-usability-decentralization-and-efficiency/5.md [Latest](https://research.rsk.dev/latest.md) · [Categories](https://research.rsk.dev/categories.md) --- ## [About the Merge-mining category](https://research.rsk.dev/t/about-the-merge-mining-category/24)
**Author:** [@SergioDemianLerner](https://research.rsk.dev/u/SergioDemianLerner)\ **Replies:** 0
RSK uses Nakamoto consensus with the peculiarity that it uses fork-aware Merge-mining. This category is for the discussion of merge-mining security, usability, decentralization and efficiency. The thread is not for aski… --- ## [Up to date and historical merge mining ratio](https://research.rsk.dev/t/up-to-date-and-historical-merge-mining-ratio/555)
**Author:** [@Nuh](https://research.rsk.dev/u/Nuh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/up-to-date-and-historical-merge-mining-ratio/555 "2026-10-22T15:33:44Z")
Neither the explorer page nor the stats page show me the current or historical hashrate relative to Bitcoin’s. So I had to do this myself, and for simplicity I used 256 random samples per difficulty period. I needed thi… --- ## [Frauncles; fraud proofs in REMASC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/frauncles-fraud-proofs-in-remasc/550)
**Author:** [@Nuh](https://research.rsk.dev/u/Nuh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/frauncles-fraud-proofs-in-remasc/550 "2026-09-15T09:20:56Z")
I was thinking the other day about ZK light clients vs fraud proof light clients, because I wanted to judge whether work like https://hazync.org/ is actually worth it. And I convinced myself that fraud proof light client… --- ## [What happened to MicroPow/FASTER](https://research.rsk.dev/t/what-happened-to-micropow-faster/523)
**Author:** [@Nuh](https://research.rsk.dev/u/Nuh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/what-happened-to-micropow-faster/523 "2026-08-11T14:50:14Z")
I thought MicroPow discussed 4 years ago was abandoned, but then I found the same concept, or a simplification of it published last year as FASTER.. but I can’t find an RSKIP, or a post here, or any other writeup anywhe… --- ## [Measuring RSK Security by Sergio Demian Leaner](https://research.rsk.dev/t/measuring-rsk-security-by-sergio-demian-leaner/328)
**Author:** [@gino.osahon](https://research.rsk.dev/u/gino.osahon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/measuring-rsk-security-by-sergio-demian-leaner/328 "2022-04-07T08:14:42Z")
Hi Community, Here is a new article from Sergio Demian Lerner, a Cryptocurrency Security Consultant. Head of Innovation at IOV Labs, and Designer of the RSK sidechain (https://rsk.co). He gave an extensive overview… --- ## [What Does The Future Hold For Bitcoin Mining?](https://research.rsk.dev/t/what-does-the-future-hold-for-bitcoin-mining/320)
**Author:** [@gino.osahon](https://research.rsk.dev/u/gino.osahon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/what-does-the-future-hold-for-bitcoin-mining/320 "2022-03-15T04:17:22Z")
Hi RSK Community! If you are interested in getting an insight about the future of Bitcoin Mining, then read this article, where Adrian Eidelman, Co-founder of smart contract platform and bitcoin sidechain RSK’s quote we… --- ## [How much fees have RSK miners earned?](https://research.rsk.dev/t/how-much-fees-have-rsk-miners-earned/229)
**Author:** [@light](https://research.rsk.dev/u/light)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/how-much-fees-have-rsk-miners-earned/229 "2021-09-13T04:35:21Z")
Saw this thread on Twitter: It struck me that this Fee Revenue stat is likely not including fees from RSK merged mining. I think this is an important number to include, and will likely be increasingly important if/as … --- ## [RSK Merging Mining - drop/ mismatch in hashrate?](https://research.rsk.dev/t/rsk-merging-mining-drop-mismatch-in-hashrate/101)
**Author:** [@light](https://research.rsk.dev/u/light)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/rsk-merging-mining-drop-mismatch-in-hashrate/101 "2021-02-12T05:56:48Z")
I found a couple of places where the RSK hashrate is shown: https://stats.rsk.co/ https://www.rsk.co/openfinance/ Two observations and a question: These numbers don’t match This is much lower than it was last ti… --- ## [RSKIP-179: BTC-RSK timestamp linking](https://research.rsk.dev/t/rskip-179-btc-rsk-timestamp-linking/44)
**Author:** [@SergioDemianLerner](https://research.rsk.dev/u/SergioDemianLerner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://research.rsk.dev/t/rskip-179-btc-rsk-timestamp-linking/44 "2020-11-24T20:39:09Z")
This is the first of the consensus changes required to implement Strong Fork-aware Merge-Mining (SFAMM). The change improves the security of RSK by itself, and together with RSKIP178 it will provide even stronger merge-m…