By Joe Downie of NiceHash
In May 2021, China took its latest step in a long-running campaign to ban cryptocurrencies.
It imposed a full-scale legal ban on crypto mining in 6 regions of the country. The “China Exodus” has effectively forced committed crypto miners (especially those reliant on mining for their income) to relocate and find other regions to focus their mining operations.
Though, this is hardly surprising. China has been banning elements of cryptocurrency from as early as 2013, when it first restricted banks from utilising Bitcoin (BTC). This was followed up by a total ban on all token sales in 2017, with a swift pledge to shut down entire crypto exchanges in 2019.
It’s clear to see, China will not be welcoming crypto mining back any time soon.
But China houses more than 50% of the world’s crypto miners. In fact, Chinese miners make up 75% of the global hashrate for Bitcoin (BTC). This has been the case, typically, because miners in China have benefited from easy access to cheap electricity (thanks to hydropower) and specialist hardware.
However, with the Chinese Government wiping out what it considers to be a real threat to the country’s financial stability, other countries will now have to fill the crypto mining gap.
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