In August, Riot, Marathon, Bitfarm, Hut8 and Argo mined a total of 1,796 BTC.
In total, these companies mined 10,500 BTC in 2021, about 40% of which were mined in the last two months.
Companies practically do not sell the mined BTC. As of the end of August, their wallets held a total of about 18,000 BTC.
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According to www.theblockcrypto.com
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