Proof of Work is a noble endeavor that is the collaboration of hundreds and ultimately thousands of enthusiasts providing millions of servers and advanced computers to a decentralized network to make a viable token, and capture the token in return for the work. This requires technology, and power.
China has been a dominant force in the development of advanced computers that capture Bitcoin and other tokens through Proof of Work mining. But now Texas has thrown it's hat in the ring, and Layer1, a San Francisco based startup funded by Peter Thiel has chosen West Texas to build a massive facility that instantly makes Texas the center of a decentralized universe.