How many bitcoin miners are there?

Number of Bitcoin Miners Far Higher Than Popular Estimates Luke Parker, 13 May 2015 - Bitcoin, Mining, Analysis If you ask most bitcoiners today how many miners there are hashing away at the bitcoin blockchain, you're likely to get a number somewhere around 5,000 or lower. read more

On one hand, there are detractors of the Bitcoin limitation who that say that miners will be forced away from the block rewards they receive for their work once the Bitcoin supply has reached 21 million in circulation. read more

Unlike traditional currencies such as dollars, bitcoins are issued and managed without any central authority whatsoever: there is no government, company, or bank in charge of Bitcoin. As such, it is more resistant to wild inflation and corrupt banks. read more