Chinese Authorities Want to Ban Crypto Mining
Mine No More China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency may soon extend to mining — and the impact could reach across the globe. In China, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is…
Mine No More China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency may soon extend to mining — and the impact could reach across the globe. In China, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is…
China’s bitcoin miners have long embodied a contradiction. Cryptocurrency trading is illegal in the country; initial coin offerings, used to fund new blockchain projects, are banned; and Chinese banks can…
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