The agreement comes after AntPool announced that its US office is located in Houston, Texas, the agreement will be during the 2018/2019 season.
AntPool is among the 5 most important mining Pools in the world, this association was a key movement for AntPool due to the popularity of the Rockects in China, this project gives AntPool a great impetus to expand to the West.
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Following the announcement AntPool intend to establish a data center and crypto mining in Rockdale, Texas, to this is added the announcement of its new 7nm processors, this could catapult the value in the Bitmain stock market