SBI Crypto, a cryptocurrency-focused division of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI, is shutting down its Bitcoin mining pool after a five-year run.
The Company announced It announced on Wednesday that the mining pool will cease operations and stop accepting shares of mining at the end of July. It didn’t give any reason for the closure.
SBI Crypto advised miners to keep sending hashrates into the pool up until the deadline so that final payouts could be correctly calculated before the operations ended. “We would sincerely appreciate your continued support by mining with us until the final day of operation,” I said.
SBI is expanding its cryptocurrency strategy to include other activities than mining.
SBI Crypto BTC’s mining pool is ranked No. SBI Crypto’s BTC mining pool ranks No. 12 worldwide
SBI Crypto launched In March 2021, the company launched its Bitcoin-mining pool, entering a marketplace dominated at that time by Poolin, F2Pool, and Binance Pool.
SimpleMining Data shows SBI Crypto is currently the 12th-largest Bitcoin mining pool in terms of global hashrate, at about 21,46 exahashes/second (EH/s), and with roughly 2.24% share of Bitcoin’s total network.
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It is far behind other leaders such as Foundry USA (which controls around 24.49%) and AntPool (19.05%). ViaBTC, MARA Pool and other lower-tier pools like these account for around 8.55% and 5.15 % of global Bitcoin hashrate.
Migratory miners to other pools
SBI Crypto has directed Bitcoin miners to several other Bitcoin mining pools as it is preparing to close its service. These include Braiins, Luxor, and NeoPool.
According to SimpleMining, Braiins, Luxor, and other mid-tier providers of mining infrastructure control around 2 – 3% each of the global Bitcoin hashrate. NeoPool does not appear in the list of top pools ranked by hashrate.
Source: Braiins
“Some operators may offer special programs or preferential conditions for clients transitioning from SBI Crypto,” The company added that it encourages customers to speak directly with each operator for more information.
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SBI Holdings is expanding its cryptocurrency strategy to include more than just mining.
Recently, the company has agreed to acquire full control of crypto exchange Bitbank The deal is worth $289 million and aims to establish Japan’s largest crypto exchange.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
