{"id":71608,"date":"2026-04-25T11:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazil-and-venezuela-show-potential-to-grow-latams-bitcoin-mining-share\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:52:29","slug":"brazil-and-venezuela-show-potential-to-grow-latams-bitcoin-mining-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazil-and-venezuela-show-potential-to-grow-latams-bitcoin-mining-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil and Venezuela Show Potential to Grow Latam&#8217;s Bitcoin Mining Share"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\">A 2026 <span>Hashrate<\/span> Index report highlights Latam\u2019s mining growth, noting Paraguay holds 4.3% of global <span>hashrate<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\">Brazil grew its <span>Bitcoin<\/span> <span>hashrate<\/span> by 133% YoY as miners secure lower tariffs directly from energy generators.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\">Future Venezuela operations can <span>leverage<\/span> its potential by capturing stranded energy via OFAC licenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span>Hashrate<\/span> Index\u2019s Latam <span>Bitcoin Mining<\/span> Report Highlights Brazil\u2019s and Venezuela\u2019s Potential<\/h2>\n<p>While the global share of <span>bitcoin mining<\/span> <span>hashrate<\/span> is dominated by nations like the U.S., China, and Russia, Latam might be on the verge of becoming a larger player in this market.<\/p>\n<p>According to <span>Hashrate<\/span> Index\u2019s \u201cThe State of <span>Bitcoin Mining<\/span> in Latin America (2026)\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/hashrateindex.com\/blog\/the-state-of-bitcoin-mining-in-latin-america-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>, while Paraguay has the fourth place of countries hosting the most <span>bitcoin<\/span> <span>hashrate<\/span> with 43 EH\/s and 4.3% of the global <span>hashrate<\/span>, Brazil and Venezuela have the potential to grow and turn Latam into a <span>Bitcoin mining<\/span> superpower.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Brazil, which has increased its <span>hashrate<\/span> share by 133% year-over-year, has opened new opportunities for miners, as they can now negotiate directly with companies in the energy generation market to lock up tariffs, bypassing distributor tariffs and other surcharges.<\/p>\n<p>While the report stresses that energy generation outpaces transmission, the Sul region, with its low industrial power rates, can become a <span>bitcoin mining<\/span> haven for companies seeking to enter the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-bitcoin-mining\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin mining<\/a> industry.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela, on the other hand, shows an untapped potential, as it registers 5 EH\/s even under the current conditions. The report states:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat Venezuela has, and what no other country in Latin America has at the same scale, is a combination of stranded energy and an OFAC licensing framework that is already opening up the country\u2019s energy,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Due to deficiencies in the power grid, a large portion of the power generated cannot be transmitted to the final consumer. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-bitcoin-mining\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin mining<\/a> operations deployed near generation sources could capture it before it gets lost in transmission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe template for private capital entering Venezuela\u2019s energy sector with OFAC authorization already exists. <span>Bitcoin<\/span> miners can <span>leverage<\/span> the same legal structure,\u201d<\/strong> the report concluded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/hashrate-index-brazil-and-venezuela-show-potential-to-grow-latams-bitcoin-mining-share\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: A 2026 Hashrate Index report highlights Latam\u2019s mining growth, noting Paraguay holds 4.3% of global hashrate. Brazil grew its Bitcoin hashrate by 133% YoY as miners secure lower tariffs directly from energy generators. Future Venezuela operations can leverage its potential by capturing stranded energy via OFAC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":71609,"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":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71608"}],"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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}