Mining Companies Flee China as CCP Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency

Mining Companies Flee China as CCP Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency
Two construction workers use a lift along a wall of bitcoin mining at Bitfarms in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, on March 19, 2018. Lars Hagberg/AFP via Getty Images
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After the State Council of China recently announced a crackdown on bitcoin mining and trading practices, several well-known mining pools and companies announced they are leaving China, and moving their businesses to other countries. Several mining platforms have announced that they are blocking IP addresses from China.

The “mining” of virtual currency refers to the process of mathematical computation through computer nodes for the blockchain network, and the competition of transaction validation.

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