US dominates global Bitcoin hash rate distribution after China crackdown
The United States now accounts for more than a third of the total Bitcoin mining activity with Kazakhstan and Russia also becoming major locations. Following sweeping crackdowns by China against Bitcoin mining activity, the United States has now emerged as the leading nation in terms of hash rate.According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI), Bitcoin (BTC) miners in America account for 35.4% of the total global BTC mining hash rate distribution.CBECI data also shows Kazakhstan (18%) and Russia (11%) as the next major Bitcoin mining centers outside the United....
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