{"id":30007,"date":"2024-05-01T08:20:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T08:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitmex-report-reveals-dominance-of-unknown-entity-which-controls-47-of-bitcoin-hashrate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T08:20:09","slug":"bitmex-report-reveals-dominance-of-unknown-entity-which-controls-47-of-bitcoin-hashrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitmex-report-reveals-dominance-of-unknown-entity-which-controls-47-of-bitcoin-hashrate\/","title":{"rendered":"BitMEX Report Reveals Dominance of Unknown Entity Which Controls 47% of Bitcoin Hashrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A substantial amount of the network\u2019s hashrate is allegedly being accumulated by a single company, raising worries about the centralization of <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/section\/how-mining-works\/\">Bitcoin mining<\/a> activities. These recent findings support these fears. Concerns over the decentralized philosophy behind Bitcoin have been raised by a study claiming that one group owns almost half of the network\u2019s processing capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The information was made public by a user on X who goes by the handle mononaut. It provides insight into the concentration of mining power within a small number of organizations. Moreover, worries about centralized control are exacerbated by the unidentified custodian\u2019s alleged acquisition of bitcoins from well-known pools including AntPool, F2Pool, and Binance Pool.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the custodian wields influence over the entry addresses of ULTIMUSPOOL and 1THash, while also reaping rewards from Luxor, painting a picture of consolidated authority within the Bitcoin mining ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Industry Voices Sound the Alarm<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cryptocurrency analyst Alex Bergeron, in an article for Bitcoin Magazine, echoed the apprehensions surrounding mining centralization. Bergeron underscored the efforts of mining pools to recalibrate payout mechanisms in a bid to mitigate income differentials, signaling a concerted push towards consolidation within the sector.<\/p>\n<p>According to researchers at BitMEX, the minimum reserves required for a mining pool to wield significant influence over the network are substantial. A pool commanding 50% of the hashrate should maintain a reserve of at least 400 Bitcoins (BTC) to ensure a 95% chance of survival within a year. Even smaller pools, with a 5% share of the network, require a reserve of 500 BTC to sustain operations without undue risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>175% Extra +<strong> $75 Risk Free Bet<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. 175% on 1st Deposit + $75 Risk Free Bet<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/bitmex-report-reveals-dominance-of-unknown-entity-which-controls-47-of-bitcoin-hashrate\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) A substantial amount of the network\u2019s hashrate is allegedly being accumulated by a single company, raising worries about the centralization of Bitcoin mining activities. These recent findings support these fears. Concerns over the decentralized philosophy behind Bitcoin have been raised by a study claiming that one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":30008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30007"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}