CBECI Report: China’s Hold Over Bitcoin Mining Was Waning Before The Crackdown

Shocker! According to the latest CBECI update, China’s control over Bitcoin mining was already waning. The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index shows that and much more, it “provides an up-to-date estimate of the Bitcoin network’s daily electricity load.” However, China is the headline. The government’s recent ban on Bitcoin mining left the world speechless, and this feels like another piece to solve that puzzle.  It doesn’t quite fit, though. According to Arcane Research, CBECI numbers say that: China’s share of total Bitcoin mining power has declined from 75.5% in September 2019 to 46% in April 2021 — before the restrictions on Chinese miners were even imposed. That figure is much lower than the older estimate of 65%. Related Reading | Why China’s Crackdown On Bitcoin May Be Just Beginning That’s a sharp decline. Why did China’s miners lose so much ground before the ban? Did the Chinese government turn off the machines that they reportedly own? Why would they do that? Is everyone missing an obvious explanation for all of this? It’s also very interesting that the CBECI shows that the United States and Kazakhstan were growing at a tremendous rate before the ban. BTC price chart on Bitstamp | Source: BTC/USD on TradingView.com Bitcoin Mining In The United States And Kazakhstan  Arcane Research crunched the numbers,...