Bitcoin Mining Splits Into a Two-Tier Market
Post-halving margin pressure and rising difficulty keep concentrating hashrate among the largest pools, so mining consolidation recurs as a structural centralization pressure on Bitcoin's security model, squeezing smaller miners out over successive cycles.
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Post-halving margin pressure and rising difficulty are concentrating hashrate among the largest pools and pressuring smaller miners, splitting mining into a two-tier market, per the edition.
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Supporting · July 9, 2026
Bitcoin Mining Splits Into a Two-Tier Market as Pool Power Consolidates
Post-halving margin pressure and rising difficulty are concentrating hashrate among the largest pools and pressuring smaller miners, splitting mining into a two-tier market, per the edition.
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