US Leads World Bitcoin Mining, Following China Mining Crackdown The U.S. took the lead in Bitcoin mining following the Bitcoin mining crackdown in China , according to the latest update from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF). See: Bitcoin’s Very Good Week Ends With George Soros Saying He Owns the Crypto Find: 5 Reasons Why Accepting Crypto Right Now Is Good for Your Business The U.S. is followed by Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. This new data, to the end of August 2021, shows the U.S. with a global hashrate —...