New York wants to halt Bitcoin mining until its environmental impact is assessed

Who da fuq mines in NY? New York wants to halt Bitcoin mining until its environmental impact is assessed A New York state Senate bill says the computer ‘mining’ of Bitcoin uses too much energy and threatens the state’s compliance with the Paris Agreement https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bitcoin-new-york-trading-environment-b1842631.html

Nikolas Kong

Here have some stats https://btc.com/stats/pool

AntPool is Bitmain’s? Afaik Bitmain is the biggest mining equipment provider. But basically all major pools are Chinese

Here have some stats https://btc.com/stats/pool  AntPool is Bitmain’s? Afaik Bitmain is the biggest mining equipment provider. But basically all major pools are Chinese

Pool Stats - BTC.com

Jozhe

Not many people. China has about 70% of the global hashrate. IMO the biggest problem of the Bitcoin, it can be marked as Chinese controlled and politicized.

https://cbeci.org/mining_map

Not many people. China has about 70% of the global hashrate. IMO the biggest problem of the Bitcoin, it can be marked as Chinese controlled and politicized.  https://cbeci.org/mining_map

The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) provides a real-time estimate of the total electricity consumption of the Bitcoin network. The CBECI is maintained by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Nikolas Kong

A group of likeminded people in Crypto are talking about this.