Antpool Hashrate Drops While F2Pool Gains Close To 30%

Antpool Hashrate Drops While F2Pool Gains Close To 30%

An interesting shift seems to be happening in the world of Bitcoin mining, as one of the largest mining pools is going through a significant dip in hashrate right now. AntPool is one of the mining pools testing the Bitcoin Classic solution, although not in an official “live” capacity just yet. The recent drop in hashrate on the mining pool can be attributed to many possible factors, yet some people feel Antpool needs to switch to Bitcoin Classic before it is too late. The Antpool Mining Hashrate Drop. While it is not uncommon for mining pools to report variable hash rates on a 24- or....


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