⛏️ The Miners!

🇨🇳 China (Confirmed Heavyweight)
Despite the 2021 "ban," China still hosts over 20% of global hash rate via underground mining pools (e.g., F2Pool, AntPool proxies). State-backed mining farms in Sichuan and Xinjiang operate through energy subsidiaries. Strong government surveillance means they're mining intentionally—with precision.

🇷🇺 Russia (Growing Fast)
Actively converting hydropower, nuclear, and stranded gas into hash power. State-owned Gazprom and Rosatom have invested in massive mining infrastructure. Estimated 2025 hash rate: ~10% and rising. Strategic prediction: Russia will reach 15%+ by year-end, focusing on Siberia and Arctic regions for cooling and cheap energy.

🇮🇷 Iran (Government-Sanctioned Mining)
Legalized BTC mining to hedge against U.S. sanctions. The government sells surplus energy to miners. Estimated hash rate: ~3–5%. Expected to double in 2025 through military-run farms and black market energy deals.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (BRICS-Adjacent)
Once the 2nd-largest BTC miner, Kazakhstan’s role continues through BRICS proxy operations. Chinese spillover farms and Russian coordination maintain a 6–8% influence despite regulatory shifts.

🇧🇷 Brazil (Emerging)
Not yet dominant, but building solar and hydro-based infrastructure for future mining. Watch for Amazon-based green initiatives to surge by 2026—likely backed by BRICS development funding.

🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇦🇪 UAE (Observers)
While not major miners yet, these nations are preparing energy-to-BTC infrastructure. Their role: sovereign hosting, storage, and eventual hash contributors through private partnerships.

⚙️ BRICS Mining Playbook

• Phase 1: Accumulate hash power under proxy jurisdictions (Iran, Kazakhstan)
• Phase 2: Formalize sovereign BTC reserves
• Phase 3: Reach 51% and begin “soft consensus filtering” (e.g., censor U.S. wallets)
• Phase 4: Boost BTC value with sovereign wealth → collapse USD trust

🔢 Current Estimated BRICS-Block Hash Rate (2025)

• China: ~20–22% (covert)
• Russia: ~10% (rising)
• Iran: ~4–5%
• Kazakhstan: ~6–8%
• Others (combined): ~2–3%
• Total: ~42–48%

🕵️‍♂️ The Hidden 3% Hashrate — Where It Really Is

While BRICS’ visible hash rate hovers between 42–48%, it’s not enough on its own to seize majority control. But what if there’s more — hash power we can’t trace? Shadow miners, unregistered pools, covert infrastructure... This is where the 3% lives. Hidden. Strategic. Invisible to public maps — yet fully active on-chain.

🛰️ Satellite & Offshore Mining (Russian/Chinese Ops)
Russia has tested satellite-linked mining nodes using Starlink clones.
China may be operating floating mining rigs powered by nuclear or gas off disputed coastlines.
These ops don't show up in normal jurisdictional mining stats.
✅ Estimated share: ~1%
❗ These are “locationless” — invisible to country-based breakdowns.

🇹🇯 Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan (Post-Soviet BRICS allies)
Energy-rich, authoritarian, and heavily influenced by Russia and China.
Known to host Chinese and Iranian proxy miners.
Mining operations are often listed under local firms with obscured ownership.
✅ Estimated share: ~1%
❗ Officially unaffiliated. Real control likely external.

🇦🇫 Afghanistan (Under-the-Radar Mining)
After U.S. withdrawal, Chinese and Iranian influence surged.
Taliban has allowed off-grid mining in remote provinces, powered by old Soviet and hydro systems.
These mines don’t appear in Western reports, but on-chain patterns show consistent activity.
✅ Estimated share: ~0.5–1%
❗ Considered “rogue hash” — still hash, still votes.

🧠 So Where’s That 3%?

• Satellite/offshore proxy mining: ~1%
• Central Asia (BRICS-aligned ex-USSR): ~1%
• Afghanistan/rogue zones (via Iran/China): ~1%
• Total: ~3% ✅

🔐 Why It Matters

This 3% isn't just filler. It’s the tiebreaker.

If BRICS is at 48% known hash...
This unaccounted 3% pushes them to 51%+
Enough for soft censorship, protocol direction, and transaction filtering.

They didn’t forget it.
They’re hiding it in plain chain.