The AntPool mining pool from Bitmain has risen to the top of the hash rate.
According to BTC.com, at the time of writing AntPool leads the 24-hour hash-rate ranking. Over a broader time frame, the top spot remains held by rival F2Pool.
According to journalist Colin Wu, the Chinese ASIC equipment maker acquired 5-nm chips from TSMC.
The terrifying Bitmain is back? On April 27, Bitmain’s Antpool became the top1 mining pool with 27248P. Bitmain obtained the new 5nm chip of TSMC, so it began to sell a large number of mining machines, and required customers to give antpool hashrate. pic.twitter.com/yAIsbhDo8C
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) April 27, 2021
«Он начал продавать большое количество устройств для майнинга и потребовал от клиентов предоставлять хешрейт пулу AntPool», — подчеркнул Wu.
Earlier, in September 2020, one of Bitmain’s founders, Micree Zhang, pledged to begin deliveries of 5-nm miners in January 2021.
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