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‘Next Great Miner Migration Will be Away from China’ – Poolin Exec

The global Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate, or the computational power of the network, will spread from China to the rest of the world – which is a redistribution beneficial for Bitcoin, according to Alejandro De La Torre, Vice President at Hong Kong-headquartered major mining pool Poolin.

Many miners are actually looking to move from China – the home of over 50% of all global hashpower – and spread across the world, particularly Europe and North America, De La Torre said during Coindesk’s Consensus event today, adding that “the next great miner migration will be from China into the rest of the world.”

As reported, the Chinese government recently promised to “crack down on Bitcoin mining and trading activities,” as well as “prevent and control financial risks.”

Crypto exchange Huobi has already suspended its crypto mining services and sales of mining equipment in mainland China, saying it will instead focus on overseas businesses, but adding that “most users will be unaffected by this change.” Reports also emerged that other mining pool players including HashCow and BTC.TOP are also reviewing their operations in China as a response to central government pressure on the mining sector. Meanwhile, China-based Bitcoin mining company BIT Mining Limited said it has entered into a binding investment term sheet with a Kazakhstan-based company to jointly invest in a cryptocurrency mining data center in this Chinese neighbour.

BTC hashrate distribution among mining pools on May 24:

According to De La Torre, the reason why mining grew so quickly and to such an extent in China is the combination of “two right ingredients” both connected to the rapid growth of a number of the country’s industries:

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