From BTC to HPC: Miners signal evolving focus after the halving

Bitcoin miners have spoken after the halving. 

Many have said they are looking to wade deeper into the high-performance computing (HPC) space in a world of lower BTC rewards.  

HPC proved an oft-heard acronym out of the mouths of industry executives in recent weeks as the segment’s companies reported first-quarter results — and more importantly, detailed future growth strategies. 

Sure, miners continue looking to improve efficiency and reduce costs via upgrading hardware and mining algorithms, noted BlocksBridge Consulting founder Nishant Sharma. 

But the per-block rewards drop from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC on April 19 has kept companies focused on building out their ex-mining…

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