Geographic Distribution Data Shows US Takes Leading Bitcoin Mining Position A...
After China has reigned for a number of consecutive years as the dominant bitcoin mining epicenter of the world, the United States has “taken the leading position in bitcoin mining,” according to new data from Cambridge University. Data Shows US, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation Rule the Bitcoin Mining Roost In mid-July, researchers from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) project published new data from the website’s “Bitcoin Mining Map,” which had not been updated since April 2020. In that specific report, CBECI researchers noted....
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Latest data shows the leading global Bitcoin hashrate now resides in the US as a result of China’s crackdowns on mining. US Leads In Bitcoin Hashrate, Kazakhstan And Russia Follow After As per a report from the University of Cambridge, the US is now leading the global BTC hashrate, with Kazakhstan and Russia following soon […]
Since the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) project updated its mining map in mid-July, the United States has continued to dominate in terms of the amount of hashpower worldwide. Moreover, data shows that Foundry USA has managed to command the top pool position with 755 bitcoin block rewards mined during the last 30 days.
The United States Commands a Large Concentration of Bitcoin Miners, 66 Exahash Recorded in the US on January 24
According to chainbulletin.com’s mining map, there is a large concentration of the Bitcoin network’s hashrate....
For a hobbyist bitcoin miner, the industry is a different place than it was a few years ago. It used to be that you could use your CPU or GPU to mine bitcoin. But then the price of bitcoin started rising and people began to realize how much money could be earned, and – with the resulting rise in mining difficulty – only those that could afford costly ASICs were in a position to actually make any profit. Soon enough, only the largest operations could compete. Research shows that, for new miners, the price of a bitcoin needs to be at least $600 to break even if electricity costs are less....
New York-based Foundry USA contributed to a 15.42% share of the network hash rate and is just 4,000 PH/s behind AntPool. New York-based crypto-mining service provider Foundry USA takes the lead to become the world’s second-largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool after taking up a 15.42% share of the network.Data from BTC.com shows that Digital Currency Group-owned Foundry USA stands behind the pool leader AntPool by a hash rate of just 4,000 PH/s, which contributed to a 17.76% network share at the time of writing. The rise in the participation of American entities can be attributed to China’s....
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....