Top U.S.-listed Bitcoin miners have increased their ownership of the global network hash rate, pushing their share to new heights this year, according to a new report. 

Roughly 14 publicly-listed Bitcoin miners in the U.S. control a record 28.9% of the network, analysts at investment banking giant J.P. Morgan wrote in an investor note on Wednesday.

The hash rate refers to the amount of computational power used to mint new coins and keep the Bitcoin network secure. 

It comes as top U.S. crypto mining stocks “rallied over the first two weeks of October,” with those companies being valued lower than usual compared to their potential rewards in Bitcoin, making them an attractive investment ahead of the upcoming election next month, the bank said.

Investors can gain exposure to the crypto by investing in companies like miners instead of investing directly into the asset class, which has been the preferred choice among some larger players before the advent of U.S.-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds this year.

The analysts said the increased share in hash rate in the U.S. was “encouraging and speaks to the efficiency and funding advantages of some public operators.”

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Author: Mathew Di Salvo