Доминирование компании Bitmain в США могут положить конец

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2022-01-26Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-08-26

Призыв бывшего президента Дональда Трампа «добывать, выпускать и производить» биткоины в Соединённых Штатах может подорвать доминирование китайской компании Bitmain Technologies Ltd.

Ведущий производитель оборудования для майнинга биткоинов сейчас контролирует примерно 90% мирового рынка майнинговых установок. Однако усиление напряжённости между США и Китаем может усилить конкуренцию со стороны американских фирм, пишет Bloomberg.

Прокриптовалютная позиция Трампа побудила некоторые американские компании диверсифицировать свои цепочки поставок. Например, CleanSpark Inc. и Riot Blockchain Inc. начали закупать оборудование у других производителей. В организациях начинают опасаться, что китайское оборудование может представлять угрозу для национальной безопасности.

В мае 2024 года президент Джо Байден приказал китайской майнинговой компании MineOne освободить помещения в Вайоминге из соображений возможного шпионажа.

Следуя этой логике, сейчас такие американские компании, как Auradine из Калифорнии и Core Scientific Inc. из Техаса, намерены оспорить доминирование Bitmain на рынке.

Правда, им придётся предложить что-то инновационное и надёжное, поскольку устройства Bitmain для добычи цифровых валют по-прежнему высоко ценятся за свою эффективность и производительность.

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