Bitcoin Production Has Roared Back in China Thanks to an Underground Mining Scene – NBC Chicago


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New research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows that Chinese bitcoin mining activity has quickly rebounded. Bitcoin miners aren't giving up in China despite Beijing's ban on the practice. China was once the world's biggest crypto mining hub, accounting for between 65% to 75% of the total "hash rate" — or processing power — of the bitcoin network. But the country's share of global bitcoin mining capacity plummeted to zero in July and August 2021, according to Cambridge University data, after authorities launched a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrencies. Among the steps China took was to abolish crypto mining...