🏗️ Is Bitcoin mining becoming centralized?

[nihalsari]

With mining difficulty soaring and energy-intensive rigs required to compete, governments and energy companies now have a major advantage.

Countries like Bhutan, Pakistan, and El Salvador are already mining Bitcoin using excess energy, while US energy providers integrate mining to balance grids—making it harder for individual miners and public companies to keep up.

[Nahid10]

When states control surplus energy, Bitcoin mining shifts from hobbyists to geopolitics

[jacson4]

Bhutan, El Salvador, Pakistan… governments are quietly stacking sats with energy no one else can touch

[JanEmil]

Have always been centralized with big mining pools.

[Couturier]

Mining is shifting fast Governments and energy giants are taking the lead, while small miners face growing challenges. The future of Bitcoin mining might be more about national strategy than individual rigs

[The_Walking_Dead]

Mining is evolving fast. What started as a decentralized hobby is turning into state-backed energy strategies. Governments turning excess power into Bitcoin could reshape both mining competition and global adoption