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Winklevoss Camp Invests in Zcash Mining, Building Largest Global Operation

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The Winklevoss camp invested in Zcash mining through Cypherpunk Technologies, purchasing about 5,000 Bitmain Z15 Pro mining machines for approximately $33 million from Moria Mining. Cypherpunk Technologies currently manages 18% to 20% of Zcash’s total network hashrate, making it the largest Zcash mining operation globally.

From financial-news.co.uk

Why it matters

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The investment highlights that Zcash mining is significantly more profitable than Bitcoin mining. This action comes as Tyler Winklevoss has discussed Zcash's use as a privacy alternative to Bitcoin.

Tyler Winklevoss has discussed Zcash's use cases as a privacy alternative to Bitcoin, coinciding with SEC filings regarding fund trading on the Nasdaq.

From financial-news.co.uk

Who's involved

  • Tyler WinklevossAmerican businessman leading the investment in Zcash mining
  • GeminiCompany founded by Tyler Winklevoss

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  • BitcoinSpeculative

    Bitcoin could face competitive pressure on revenue from Zcash's significantly higher mining margins

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