Bitmain

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{{Infobox company
| name = Bitmain Technologies Ltd.
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Computer software]]
| founded = 2013
| founder = Jihan Wu
| hq_location_city = [[Beijing, China]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| brands = AntMiner, AntPool, Hashnest
| subsid = [[Hong Kong, Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], [[Amsterdam, Netherlands|Amsterdam]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[Tel Aviv, Israel|Tel Aviv]], [[Qingdao, China|Qingdao]], [[Shanghai, China|Shanghai]], [[Shenzhen, China|Shenzhen]], and [[Chengdu, China|Chengdu]]
| website = http://www.bitmain.com
}}'''Bitmain Technologies Ltd.''', or '''Bitmain''',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2017/08/25/bitcoin-mining/|title=Does Bitcoin Have a Mining Monopoly Problem?|work=Fortune|access-date=2017-11-15|language=en}}</ref> is a private [[Software|computer software]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://shop.bitmain.com/about.htm|title=BITMAIN|website=shop.bitmain.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref> and [[Bitcoin]] mining company headquartered in [[Beijing]].<ref name=":02" /> It is a leading producer of Bitcoin [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC]]-related hardware <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cryptovest.com/news/bitmain-patent-runs-out-will-this-change-the-face-of-mining/|title=Bitmain Patent Runs Out: Will this Change the Face of Mining? - Cryptovest|date=2017-10-18|work=Cryptovest|access-date=2017-11-15|language=en-US}}</ref> and operate Antpool, historically one of the largest bitcoin mining pools <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blockchain.info/pools|title=Hashrate Distribution|website=Blockchain.info|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>

== History ==
'''Bitmain''' was founded by Jihan Wu<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.investopedia.com/news/who-jihan-wu-and-does-he-basically-control-bitcoin-today/|title=Who is Jihan Wu, and Does He Basically Control Bitcoin Today?|last=(ICFAI)|first=Prableen Bajpai, CFA|date=2017-05-01|work=Investopedia|access-date=2017-11-12|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livebitcoinnews.com/jihan-wu-claims-bitcoin-cash-satoshi-nakamoto/|title=Jihan Wu Claims Bitcoin Cash is "Very Satoshi Nakamoto"|date=2017-10-25|work=Bitcoin Network, News, Charts, Guides & Analysis|access-date=2017-11-12|language=en-US}}</ref> in 2013.

== Company ==
'''Bitmain''' is headquartered in [[Beijing]], but has subsidiaries in [[Hong Kong]], [[Amsterdam]], [[San Francisco]], [[Tel Aviv]], [[Qingdao]], [[Shanghai]], [[Shenzhen]], and [[Chengdu]].

== References ==
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