
In 2024, the combined market capitalization of public Bitcoin mining companies reached $50 billion for the first time.
2024 was a record-breaking year for the Bitcoin mining industry, but increased competition and sector volatility compelled several companies to adopt new strategies.
According to a Jan. 7 report by NiceHash and Digital Mining Solutions, public miners followed in MicroStrategy’s footsteps by increasing their Bitcoin (BTC) treasury holdings.
“In 2024, a notable shift emerged among Bitcoin miners, with many opting to retain a larger portion of their mined Bitcoin or refraining from selling altogether,” wrote report authors Nico Smid and Cindy Geng.
Hashrate dominance continues to be debated due to the pseudonymous and geographically distributed nature of Bitcoin mining.
The United States accounted for over 40% of the Bitcoin network’s global hashrate — the total computing power securing the Bitcoin protocol — at the close of 2024, with two US-based mining pools, Foundry USA and MARA Pool, accounting for over 38.5% of all blocks mined.
According to TheMinerMag, Foundry USA grew its hashrate from 157 exahashes per second (EH/s) at the start of 2024 to roughly 280 EH/s by December.
Foundry is currently the single biggest mining pool by hashrate, controlling roughly 36.5% of the total hashrate in the Bitcoin network.