Bitcoin Mining Council
The Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) is a group of leading mining companies, pool operators, and industry experts that are committed to the pursuit of responsible crypto-currency mining operations. The aim of this council is to ensure safe and sustainable development in the crypto-mining sector by setting standards for best practices in energy efficiency, environmental protection, technology advancement, transparency & disclosure as well as social responsibility. This will be done through cooperation between members who share common interests within their own respective businesses while also addressing public concerns related to cryptocurrency mining operations.
History
The Bitcoin Mining Council was founded in April 2021 with an initial goal of establishing guidelines around how miners can operate responsibly without compromising security or decentralization on the network. Since then it has grown steadily with more than 30 member organizations from all over the world joining including major players such as Bitmain Technologies Ltd., F2Pool/DiscusFish Pool Group, Binance Pool and others. In addition several individual prominent figures have joined BMC’s efforts such as Vitalik Buterin (co-founder Ethereum), Changpeng Zhao (CEO Binance), Jihan Wu (Co-Founder Bitmain).
Goals
At its core BMC seeks to become a self regulatory body whose mission is create global consensus among participants regarding transparent governance systems; promote efficient resource utilization; provide support for research initiatives which seek out new ways increase energy sustainability; establish ethical benchmarks that must be followed during any kind of digital asset production process and finally protect consumer rights when dealing with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin . These goals serve not only safeguard those involved but help grow trust amongst nonparticipants providing broader acceptance adoption these technologies into mainstream markets commerce worldwide