{"id":377797,"date":"2019-04-09T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=377797"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:39:04","slug":"crypto-community-china-bitcoin-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/crypto-community-china-bitcoin-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Community Reacts to China Mining FUD, Will Bitcoin Price React Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

China<\/a> is home to the vast majority of cryptocurrency miners, as the country is privy to extremely low energy costs compared to the rest of the world. But as Bitcoin pric<\/a>e finds new life, lawmakers in the country are considering banning crypto mining among 450 other activities that are deemed to be unsafe, wasteful of natural resources, or pollute the environment. <\/span><\/p>\n

The news is largely viewed as FUD in the crypto community, who have become accustomed to China threatening crypto in the past. Others believe that the news is actually bullish for Bitcoin<\/a>, and could help the first every cryptocurrency become more decentralized.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crypto Community Sounds Off On China Bitcoin Mining Ban<\/span><\/h2>\n

South China Morning Post <\/a><\/span>reports that the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has revealed a draft list of industrial activities the government is interested in restricting or outright banning, which include cryptocurrency mining.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Due to China dominating the Bitcoin mining industry, both in terms of the actual mining of BTC, as well as manufacturing the rigs<\/a> that support the activity elsewhere, the entire crypto industry was up in arms this morning following the breaking news.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, China fears bring out the trolls. Let's be clear: China banning PoW mining doesn't mean they are banning rig manufacture. It doesn't mean the end of Bitcoin. You'd think that maximalist trolls would have higher confidence and thicker skin.<\/p>\n

— Emin G\u00fcn Sirer\ud83d\udd3a (@el33th4xor) April 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n