Bitcoin Mining Survived The Ban In China: Report

Bitcoin mining survived the ban in China as the contribution to the network from September 2021 to January this year has been second only to the one of the United States so let’s read more today in our latest Bitcoin news.

China is contributing a huge chunk of the world’s BTC mining operations despite the ban from a year ago as per the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The report shows that from September 2021 to January this year, China’s contribution to the BTC mining network was second to the one of the US as per the CCAF’s BTC Electricity Consumption Index which maps the mining activity around the world based on the data from the partnering pools, showing the Bitcoin mining survived the ban in China.

Following the crackdown on BTC mining in the country, China’s share was reduced to 0% but the CCAF data shows that the figure was up 22.29% in September and then fluctuated around 20% from October-January. This only suggests that the underground mining activity was underway in China and the CCAF said:

“Access to off-grid electricity and geographically scattered small-scale operations are among the major means used by underground miners to hide their operations from authorities and circumvent the ban.”

The sudden drop to 0% In August followed by a swift increase in the months suggests that mining companies may operate conversely and conceal their locations while using foreign proxy services to fend off attention and security. Kazakhstan seemed to be one of the preferred destinations for the miners and the Central Asian country’s share of the network increased above 18% from a year ago. The miners by September became assured that the foreign proxy services were having their effect and need not go to these lengths to conceal their operations in China.

As recently reported, The Chinese authorities gave away 15 million yuan in e-CNY to the residents of the Futian district and the move aims to boost the adoption of the Chinese CBDC and promote the product among broad society. Unlike the hostile viewpoint on digital assets, the world’s most populous country has a different stance on central bank digital currencies and over the past year, the authorities launched multiple initiatives to popularize the digital representation of the national currency.