While on the surface it seems officials from five provinces in China have been cracking down on bitcoin miners, no one is quite sure how
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Figuring Out How Much Bitcoin Hashrate Resides in Mainland China Still a Mystery
Over the last few weeks, there have been many reports about crackdowns in China tied to bitcoin mining operations in various provinces. 30-day statistics show
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Officials in Sichuan Instruct Bitcoin Miners to Shut Down Operations: Report
According to regional reports, bitcoin miners in Sichuan have been told by the Ya’an municipal government that they have until June 25 to shut down
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Experiences This Year’s Largest Epoch Drop, Global Hashrate Slips Lower
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped this week at block height 685,440 and saw the largest negative drop of the year losing close to 16%. Overall the
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Sichuan Energy Officials Plan to Meet in June to Discuss Bitcoin Mining Implications
Ever since government officials in China started talking about cracking down on bitcoin mining and reiterating crypto guidelines from 2017, digital currency proponents and the
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Bitcoin Hashrate Slides- Low BTC Prices, Sichuan Wet Season, Upcoming Difficulty Spike to Blame
While bitcoin prices plummeted this week, the network’s hashrate has also dropped considerably since tapping a high on May 9. Since then, the hashrate has
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