{"id":96135,"date":"2026-04-13T14:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=96135"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:50:11","slug":"bitcoin-mining-centralisation-contrasts-with-ai-decentralisation-says-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-mining-centralisation-contrasts-with-ai-decentralisation-says-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Mining Centralisation Contrasts with AI Decentralisation, Says Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mining of the first cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly centralised, while the field of artificial intelligence is moving in the opposite direction, according to Alex Thorn, head of Galaxy Research.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">bitcoin mining began decentralized (CPUs, GPUs) and became centralized (ASICs, industrial-scale farms)<\/p>\n<p>AI may follow the opposite path: it started centralized in giant hosted clusters, but as frontier model gains slow (from data scarcity, context limits, and memory bottlenecks)\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J2indQsTt8\">pic.twitter.com\/J2indQsTt8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intangiblecoins\/status\/2043331397260095617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He noted that in the early stages, mining the first cryptocurrency was accessible to any personal computer owner. However, with the growth in network <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-hashrate-and-mining-difficulty-in-cryptocurrencies\">difficulty<\/a> and the advent of specialised equipment, digital gold mining has come under the control of large industrial operators with access to cheap electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Thorn suggested that AI might follow a different scenario. According to him, open models will gradually catch up in performance with closed ones, becoming more compact and affordable. Then, artificial intelligence will operate directly on the user&#8217;s device rather than in cloud clusters.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edge AI<\/h2>\n<p>Deploying artificial intelligence models on local devices is known as Edge AI.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/industry-analysis\/edge-ai-market-report\">Grand View Research<\/a>, by the end of 2025, the volume of this sector reached $24.9 billion. Experts predict that this year the figure will grow to $29.9 billion, and by 2033 it will exceed $118 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b94c77045235d96b-1682212566221208.webp\" alt=\"Edge AI market volume\" class=\"wp-image-278375\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Grand View Research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The market is actively developing due to the proliferation of <span data-descr=\"Internet of Things\" class=\"old_tooltip\">IoT<\/span> technologies, according to the analysts&#8217; report. This creates a steady demand for real-time data processing and stimulates the implementation of AI automation across various industries. There is also increasing attention to data privacy and edge computing technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Back in late March, CoinShares analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinshares-analysts-report-20-of-bitcoin-miners-capitulate\">recorded<\/a> the capitulation of 20% of bitcoin miners. The decline in industry revenues amid market challenges <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/falling-revenues-push-bitcoin-miners-to-swap-crypto-treasuries-for-ai-infrastructure\">is forcing<\/a> miners to increasingly adapt to the needs of AI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin mining is becoming increasingly centralised, while the AI sector is moving in the opposite direction, noted Alex Thorn, head of Galaxy Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin mining centralises as AI decentralises, says Alex Thorn.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1137,770,1138],"class_list":["post-96135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptocurrency-mining","tag-galaxy-digital","tag-opinions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"20","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin mining centralises as AI decentralises, says Alex Thorn.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96137,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96135\/revisions\/96137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}