China’s latest crackdown on crypto caused by climate concerns

Aljazeera via Bloomberg | May 26, 2021 Spike in power use from server farms servicing Bitcoin led to illicit coal mining, endangering lives & climate goals. China’s escalating push to rein in cryptocurrency mining was triggered in part by concern that the practice has stoked a surge in illicit coal extraction, endangering lives and undermining

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