OpinionViewpointsIs China’s Bitcoin Mining Ban a Benefit in Disguise?CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveIn this photo illustration, a visual representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency is pictured in London on May 30, 2021. Edward Smith/Getty ImagesBy Fan Yu6/28/2021Updated: 6/28/2021PrintCommentaryBeijing’s broadening ban on cryptocurrency mining has—for now—crippled the industry and sent bitcoin prices tumbling.