Top Five Biggest Crypto Mining Areas: Which Farms Are Pushing Forward the New Gold Rush?
Cointelegraph
Published Jun 23, 2018 05:37PM ET
Updated Jun 23, 2018 06:21PM ET
Top Five Biggest Crypto Mining Areas: Which Farms Are Pushing Forward the New Gold Rush?
The mining industry is probably the oldest activity related to cryptocurrency. It all began in 2009, when Satoshi Nakamoto generated the first block on the Bitcoin network.
Today, mining is an entire industry which spans 114 countries around the world, and restlessly ensures the functioning of the global network of cryptocurrencies. According to Blockchain.info analytics, the total profitability of the market over the past year comprised $4.1 billion. This figure doesn't include the income earned from the sale of mining equipment, which is estimated to reach some $3-4 billion, as is the case of industry giant Bitmain.
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