Chinese companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations.
ASIC chip manufacturer Canaan Creative is closing the gap between itself and cryptocurrency mining industry leader Bitmain after a massive infusion of capital.
On February 22, 2019, Ebang reportedly announced this plan to expand dramatically throughout the fiscal year. Currently, Ebang is the third largest manufacturer of cryptomining equipment.
Seoul-based Samsung has confirmed that it is providing ASIC chips to mine bitcoin, ether and assorted cryptocurrencies for hardware manufacturer Halong Mining.
