See More

Poolin Bitcoin Mining Pool Pauses Wallet Withdrawals, Claiming ‘Liquidity Problems’

2 mins
Updated by Kyle Baird
Join our Trading Community on Telegram

In Brief

  • The PoolinWallet has paused all wallet withdrawals.
  • The goal is to preserve assets, and stabilize liquidity and operations.
  • Poolin’s hashrate has dropped over the past 24 hours, sitting at 6.8%.
  • promo

Poolin has paused wallet withdrawals with the goal of preserving assets, as well as stabilizing liquidity and operations. The team expects to provide feasible solutions within a week.

Poolin has announced that it will pause all withdrawals from its PoolinWallet as it is facing liquidity problems. It published a blog post on Sept. 5 saying that all withdrawals, flash trades, and internal transfers within Poolin systems will be paused.

It remarked that the goal of this is “preserving assets, stabilizing liquidity, and operations in the midst of the dull crypto market.”

All assets that users have in the wallet are safe. PoolinWallet will offer an update to the community, and should also provide feasible solutions within a week. However, of particular note is the fact that it says that it is continuing to “explore strategic alternatives with various parties.”

To provide some compensation to users, Poolin will offer zero fees for bitcoin and ethereum mining from Sept. 8 through Dec. 7, along with other offers for users with higher pool balances. Those that have more than 1 BTC or 5 ETH in their pool balance will have this promo for one year.

China’s crackdown on BTC mining not stopping

Poolin is based in China, a country where crypto mining has been banned. The company is headquartered in Beijing, and it could be that the mining crackdown has finally caught up with it.

China has shut down several crypto mining operations in the country, which MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor says is a trillion-dollar mistake. However, data from Cambridge University says that a massive underground operation exists.

Poolin partnered with 3AC and BlockFi in the past

Poolin’s hashrate was once more than 10%, but that has now dropped to 6.8%. Foundry USA, AntPool, and F2Pool now have the biggest shares of the hashrate.

Pool Distribution: BTC.com

Interestingly, Poolin previously worked with the now insolvent Three Arrows Capital and BlockFi, both of which were decimated by the market crash. BlockFi had partnered with Poolin to expand services for crypto miners, while 3AC and Poolin Wallet formed a strategic partnership. Poolin also worked on a DeFi yield farming and bitcoin mining feature, where a token backed by the bitcoin mining hashrate (pETH18C) could be used for yield farming.

It’s unclear what this pausing of withdrawal portends. However, the markets may be on edge given the series of incidents that have taken place over the past few months.

Top crypto platforms in the US | March 2024
Coinbase Coinbase Explore →
AlgosOne AlgosOne Explore →
Chain GPT Chain GPT Explore →
iTrustCapital iTrustCapital Explore →

Trusted

Disclaimer

In adherence to the Trust Project guidelines, BeInCrypto is committed to unbiased, transparent reporting. This news article aims to provide accurate, timely information. However, readers are advised to verify facts independently and consult with a professional before making any decisions based on this content. Please note that our Terms and ConditionsPrivacy Policy, and Disclaimers have been updated.

Rahul-Nambiampurath.jpg
Rahul Nambiampurath
Rahul Nambiampurath's cryptocurrency journey first began in 2014 when he stumbled upon Satoshi's Bitcoin whitepaper. With a bachelor's degree in Commerce and an MBA in Finance from Sikkim Manipal University, he was among the few that first recognized the sheer untapped potential of decentralized technologies. Since then, he has helped DeFi platforms like Balancer and Sidus Heroes — a web3 metaverse — as well as CEXs like Bitso (Mexico's biggest) and Overbit to reach new heights with his...
READ FULL BIO
Sponsored
Sponsored