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China Takes Major Step to Ban Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Mining

by Daily Hodl Staff
April 9, 2019
in Mining

China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency continues. The country’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), says it has added Bitcoin mining to a list of industrial activities it wants to eliminate. The agency is now seeking public approval in order to implement a ban.

China is home to the industry’s two largest players in the crypto mining industry: Bitmain Technologies, the world’s largest manufacturer of mining gear, and Canaan Inc.

According to the official notice published on Monday, Bitcoin mining is just one of 450 business activities the NDRC wants to phase out. The agency wants to eliminate all forms of cryptocurrency mining in addition to shutting down Bitcoin mining operations. The NDRC says that deviations from applicable laws and regulations, safety and environmental concerns, including wasted resources and pollution, are the primary reasons for restricting these activities.

Jehan Chu, managing partner at blockchain investment firm Kenetic, notes that China is still trying to control the cryptocurrency industry. The government’s efforts began in September 2017 when it first restricted Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related business activities, banning initial coin offerings and shutting down crypto trading operations. Last year, China restricted social media platforms such as WeChat from supporting crypto-related content, and prohibited public venues from hosting or promoting crypto-related events.

The bans have made it difficult for people to buy Bitcoin and have forced companies to either shut down or move their business elsewhere, but they have not been successful at curbing demand for Bitcoin or killing the industry.

Since the industry is global, Bitcoin enthusiasts have simply devised workarounds, including paying premiums to purchase the world’s number one cryptocurrency.

Speaking to state-owned newspaper Securities Times, Chu says,

“The NDRC’s move is in line overall with China’s desire to control different layers of the rapidly growing crypto industry, and does not yet signal a major shift in policy.”

“I believe China simply wants to ‘reboot’ the crypto industry into one that they have oversight on, the same approach they took with the Internet.”

The 2nd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study published by Cambridge University in 2018 confirms that roughly half of Bitcoin mining pools are located in the Asia-Pacific.
“China remains in the top-3 countries to host mining farms; but the USA and Canada have witnessed a rapid growth of mining farm openings over the past year, often associated with the availability of cheap hydroelectric power.”

“Overall, cryptoasset usage is a global phenomenon that involves users from all around the world. While some regions (e.g. North America, Central and Eastern Europe, South-East Asia, and parts of South America) and specific countries (e.g. USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, UK, India, France) seem to dominate in terms of active usage, other regions are catching up.”
The official document from the NDRC does not specify a target date for the ban or detail a clear plan on how to phase out Bitcoin mining, which could imply that China will pull the plug immediately following approval.

The public now has until May 7 to comment on the proposal.

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