Odaily Planet Daily News Archived data as of August 24, 2024 shows that in the past three days, Foundry USA and Antpool have become the dominant forces in Bitcoin mining, jointly controlling 56.7% of the network's total computing power. Foundry and Antpool have particularly benefited from this week's fee surge, which has caused block fees to be much higher than usual. As of now, the total computing power of the Bitcoin network is hovering around 651 EH/s, and Foundry has contributed about 215.79 EH/s in the past three days. In the past seven days, it has maintained a strong computing power contribution of about 199.02 EH/s. Antpool, ranked second, contributed 153.55 EH/s in three days and 162.55 EH/s in 7 days. As early as January, Foundry's computing power contribution was 140.26 EH/s, which is currently an increase of 75.53 EH/s. Antpool's growth has been more stable, starting the year at 147.40 EH/s, but it has remained the second largest mining pool throughout 2024. (Bitcoin.com)