Bitcoin mining can avoid natural disasters and avoid low tide in the industry.

According to the recent weather forecast, there will be heavy rainfall in southwest China, especially in Sichuan, and heavy rain in some areas from February to 23rd. The continuous rainfall makes the southwest region too rich in water resources during the rainy season. Zhaotong, Aba, Meishan and other places in Yunnan have been continuously hit by heavy rains, even causing floods and landslides in mountainous areas.

Not only the general public, but also bitcoin lovers, especially miners, are paying attention to public opinion. After all, in 20 18 years, there were cases in Sichuan where mines were flooded and mining machines were soaked. Will this scene be staged again?

"There is no direct impact. Weminer, a bitcoin computing platform, owns a mine in Meishan, Sichuan. Octopus, the partner of the platform, felt that they thought of the water situation when they chose the site. The mine avoided the low-lying river clearing, and the heavy precipitation did not affect the operation and maintenance of the mine.

Mint, the founder of the wonderful mine in Zhaotong, Yunnan, also said that they were not affected by the rainstorm and flood, and choosing a good location was also their "protection"

Careful site selection can avoid the risk of mine operation and maintenance in physical space, but some unnatural factors have become the new burden of bitcoin mining industry this year-the economic environment under the influence of the epidemic and the internal disputes among mining machine manufacturers. The former slows down the entry of new miners and funds, while the latter directly affects the shipment and quality of mining machines.

Bitcoin miners expect the market to halve and expect the rainy season to come. Now the half-price market has not been fulfilled, and the wet season has come. As a result, the emergence of new unfavorable factors will make the whole mining industry fall into a low tide.

Although the floods are fierce, the number of "mine accidents" has decreased.

"This year is bitter, flood discharge, power outage, and the computing power of the whole network has declined. Not long ago, Shen Yu, the founder of fish pond, complained in Weibo. Reminiscent of the recent rainstorm and flood in southwest China, bitcoin lovers are inevitably worried about mines in rainy season.

Because bitcoin mining needs a lot of power and water resources, the river bank near the hydropower station has become a more economical site selection condition for bitcoin mines. When excessive rainfall causes floods, these mines built near the water can easily become the targets of floods.

From June, 2065438 to June, 2008, some areas in Sichuan were hit by torrential rain, which caused floods. Because Aba and other areas in Sichuan are places where cryptocurrency mines are concentrated, some mines were flooded at that time, and mining machines were soaked in the flood. The pictures of mine operation and maintenance personnel drying after cleaning the mining machine have been transmitted to the coin circle. On June 24 of that year, the computing power of the whole network decreased obviously, and in a short time, the computing power of the whole network decreased directly by 30%. The industry has speculated that this is related to the flood outbreak.

This year, the floods in Sichuan are more fierce than before. On July 2 1 day, Zhongqing.com reported that since the flood season began, the precipitation in Sichuan Province has reached 352.4 mm, which is close to the annual average. There have been three regional heavy rainfall processes in the province, 38 rivers have exceeded the warning level, and tributaries such as Dadu River, Xiaojinchuan and Mosuo have experienced the largest floods in history, with a return period of about 50 years. Serious floods occurred in Liangshan, Ganzi, Aba, Luzhou and Dazhou.

Zhaotong, Yunnan also suffered from heavy rain. According to media reports, the flood flooded houses and farmland. Sichuan and Yunnan are also the concentration places of bitcoin mines. However, Honeycomb Finance search found that there was no news of "flooded mine" this year.

A person who recently visited the mine disaster in Sichuan confirmed to Honeycomb Finance, "I haven't heard about the mine disaster yet. 」

The wonderful mine feedback in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province "has not been affected by the flood and can be docked at any time." 」

Weminer, who owns a mine in Meishan, Sichuan, also told Honeycomb Finance that "the mine has not been directly affected and the mine is operating normally".

The calculation ability fluctuates smoothly in flood season.

Judging from the calculation data, the recent calculation power is also within the normal fluctuation range. OKlink blockchain browser data shows that in the middle and late June when the rainstorm is concentrated, the computing power of the whole network generally shows an upward trend, and it is stable at around120eh/s/s.

Mine site selection is the key to disaster prevention

This year's mine has withstood the flood, and the reason is mainly based on the site selection experience of the mine team after "wind and rain".

Mint, the founder of Wonderful Mine, told Honeycomb Finance that Wonderful Mine was not directly affected by the flood because it was more cautious in site selection.

She mentioned that it is difficult to predict the occurrence of natural disasters such as rainstorms and earthquakes, but mistakes can be reduced in site selection. In general, it is risky to build mines directly next to hydropower stations. "The low-lying clearing by the river is a minefield," she pointed out. The mine is built next to the substation, so the risk of flooding and geological disasters will be relatively low. "If there is a problem in the substation, it must be a huge natural disaster."

The location of octopus mine has also been carefully evaluated. In the end, Weminer's mine site was chosen in a sparsely populated, high-lying and close to the power station. "To build a mine, electricity, water resources, climate and geological conditions are the most important. We should consider the impact of the mine on the surrounding environment and the impact of the environment on the mine, including whether it can be ventilated to avoid floods and earthquake areas. 」

Although Weminer was not directly affected by the Sichuan flood, their miners did not dare to take it lightly. At the beginning of this summer, they checked the front and back of the computer room. Octopus asked them to pay attention to the geological changes nearby. Recently, listening to the flood notification from the local meteorological and flood control departments has become one of their important tasks.

In addition, the maintenance workers of Weiminer Mine bring their own waterproof and drainage facilities every day, "such as canvas, woven bags, sand and gravel, boards and pumps, which must be prepared at all times." Since the summer, the team has often given disaster prevention training to operation and maintenance personnel, but he also stressed that "although the mine is priceless, if you encounter a particularly urgent situation, you must stay calm and give up your property decisively to ensure personal safety first." Life is more important than anything. 」

Suffering from the low tide of the industry

At present, due to experience and appropriate response, natural disasters have little direct impact on mines. However, bitcoin miners did not feel that "money is better than in the past" because of the arrival of the rainy season.

Mint, who just started the wonderful mine this year, as a newcomer in the mining circle, has not directly felt the "bitterness" of the magic fish, but she obviously feels that "the whole mining industry is not easy this year"

When the rainy season comes, the machine that was originally on the verge of shutting down due to the halving of bitcoin production can still be turned on. After joining the network, the computing power of the whole network has also been pushed up to 120E, and the single machine output has been reduced because the network reward has been halved and the computing power has increased. At the same time, the price of Bitcoin has also appeared sideways recently.

After the output was halved, the price of bitcoin hovered around $9,500.

In the first half of this year, the global economy was affected by the epidemic. In this context, the attitude of new funds and prospective miners who want to invest in mining has also changed from enthusiasm at the end of last year to continuous wait and see. "It is more difficult to attract mining investment now than before. 」

The direct impact of the epidemic on the bitcoin mining industry is the decline in the production capacity of mining machine manufacturers. In February this year, mining machine manufacturers such as Bitcontinent, Jian 'an Yun Zhi and Bitway all announced that they would postpone the production, delivery and after-sales of mining machines. After the rainy season came, these manufacturers began to start work one after another.

Finally, I hope to start working. Bitland, which has a large market share of bitcoin mining machines, is playing again. During this period, some mines reported that the received mining machines were not working normally.

As a "gold digging" tool for miners, when there are problems in the output and quality of mining machines, it will inevitably bring troubles to miners without rice.

The conclusion of mine owners is that they have avoided natural disasters with technical measures to prevent and stop earthquakes, but they have not escaped the decline of upstream and downstream industries. "The miners are still suffering this year. 」