{"id":9891,"date":"2021-09-14T16:01:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=9891"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:01:29","slug":"hebei-chinese-province-plans-to-restrict-cryptocurrency-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hebei-chinese-province-plans-to-restrict-cryptocurrency-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebei Chinese province plans to restrict Cryptocurrency mining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-is-not-protected-by-law-chinas-provincial-high-court.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8424\">Hebei, a northern Chinese province<\/a>, is the most recent jurisdiction to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining and trading in the country citing environmental conservation as a reason.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Hebei-Chinese-province-plans-to-restrict-Cryptocurrency-Mining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hebei Chinese province plans to restrict Cryptocurrency Mining\" class=\"wp-image-9896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Hebei-Chinese-province-plans-to-restrict-Cryptocurrency-Mining-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Hebei-Chinese-province-plans-to-restrict-Cryptocurrency-Mining-1-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Hebei+Chinese+province+plans+to+restrict+Cryptocurrency+Mining&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=Hebei+Chinese+province+plans+to+restrict+Cryptocurrency+Mining&aqs=chrome..69i57.1248j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Hebei+Chinese+province+plans+to+restrict+Cryptocurrency+Mining&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=Hebei+Chinese+province+plans+to+restrict+Cryptocurrency+Mining&aqs=chrome..69i57.1248j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">province's cyberspace commission <span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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authorities in the province said in a statement quoted by Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hebei cyberspace commission has ordered all relevant government stakeholders in the province, including education, public security, communications, and<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/monochrome-valued-at-15m-following-series-a-financing.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9733\"> financial regulators<\/a>, to participate in the crackdown efforts as part of the crypto mining ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, these agencies will have until September 30 to ensure that their information systems are not assisting illegal crypto mining and trading operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of China's crypto mining restriction, there has been a major East-West hash power shift, with North American miners potentially controlling a larger share of the worldwide hash rate distribution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hebei, a northern Chinese province, is the most recent jurisdiction to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining and trading in the country citing environmental conservation as a reason. The province&#8217;s cyberspace commission announced plans to restrict cryptocurrency mining and trading activities in the region on Tuesday, according to Reuters. 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