Who Are the Top 5 Companies Controlling the Bitcoin Industry?

Who Are the Top 5 Companies Controlling the Bitcoin Industry?

Bitcoin runs on a blockchain, a decentralised and public ledger where every transaction made on the network is permanently registered. By offering processing power towards this, users are rewarded with bitcoin creating a run to assemble ever more sophisticated and powerful equipment to mine new bitcoin. Although many think that startups like Coinbase, Blockchain, or BitPay are some of the most important companies in the bitcoin mining industry, in fact where the most important bitcoin companies reside. The miners form the core backbone of bitcoin, ensuring the digital currency's integrity....


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