Bitcoin mining difficulty paints new ATH amid centralization fears
The rising network difficulty and the need to pay for energy are pushing out smaller players and even publicly traded corporations.
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The rising network difficulty and the need to pay for energy are pushing out smaller players and even publicly traded corporations.
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This mining story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
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