Poolin was bitcoin's biggest mining pool and now it's filing for bankruptcy

MarketsPoolin was bitcoin's biggest mining pool and now it's filing for bankruptcyThe Singapore-based company once controlled nearly a fifth of Bitcoin's global hashrate. Now it owes $173 million and is selling off what's left.By James Van Straten|Edited by Jamie Crawley Jul 24, 2026, 11:09 a.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowPoolin was regarded as the world's largest bitcoin mining pool in 2019, with an 18-20% share of global hashrate, before a liquidity crisis in 2022 left 11,700 customers holding $163.7 million in frozen fundsA $52 million bid from Thor CALAP LLC for Poolin's West Texas mining sites is the only meaningful recovery on the table for creditors owed approximately $173 millionBitcoin mining company Poolin has filed for bankruptcy alongside its two U.S. affiliates Lonestar Dream and Lonestar Taproot with estimated liabilities between $100 million-$500 million, TheEnergyMag reported on Friday.The Singapore-based firm, which once dominated the industry, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey on July 22 with debts of around $173 million, A $52 million bid for two mining sites in West Texas is currently on the table from Thor CALAP LLC. The sites represent the better part of the company’s assets.Poolin was one of the biggest mining pools in bitcoin at its peak meaning more bitcoin was being mined through Poolin than through any other single pool on earth. Glassnode data shows its share of global hashrate reached roughly 18-20% in 2019. Users were already complaining about withdrawal delays on Poolin's Telegram channels in late 2022, a period plagued by crypto companies facing liquidity squeezes as that year’s market downturn came to a head. Co-founder Kevin Pan acknowledged in a WeChat post that the company was "facing liquidity problems" while insisting user funds were safe.The Texas mining expansion Pan had bet on to rebuild the business was itself s…

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