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China has taken some strict measures against cryptocurrency exchanges and bitcoin mining yet again ahead of the politically sensitive 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party on July 1. However, these measures aren’t restricted to the crypto sector alone but extends to banks, education, and the internet. Major internet services in China, Baidu, Zhihu, and Sogo, are blocking the keywords associated with the top three crypto exchanges Binance, Huobi, and OKEx. “According to the relevant laws, regulations, and policies, the search results have not been displayed,” reads the message on social media. Over the weekend, Weibo also blocked a large number of crypto Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in China. Reportedly, the Payment and Clearing Association, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of China, has also stated that 13% of gambling websites support crypto and use the anonymity of blockchain technology to conceal fund transfers. https://twitter.com/bigmagicdao/status/1402553424223240193 Additionally, the Reform and Development Commission in the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang issued a notice on Wednesday ordering its subordinate government officials in the Zhundong Economic Technological Development Park to shut down all crypto mining activities. Xinjiang province is one of the major economic and technological development zones in China, which is home to coal-based power plants and industrial factories, including some of the largest Bitcoin mining facilities due to fossil fuel energy. This move was taken by the authorities based on the high-level bitcoin trading and mining crackdown brought up during the China State Council meeting last month. This has resulted in the hash rate of the top mining pools plummeting by 20% to 25%, as per BTC.com. So far, Bitcoin’s hash rate per day is at 166.1 Th/s, up from last month’s 118.7 Th/s caused by China’s crackdown but still down from 171.4 Th/s ATH on May 13, according to Bitinfocharts. https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1402578497793449987 According to the Chinese publication Wu Blockchain, there are three mining regions in China: Inner Mongolia, which relies heavily on coal-based mining and has already stopped mining cryptocurrency completely, Sichuan depends on hydropower which may not stop, and Xinjiang, where the situation is complicated but the term used in the document is “to suspend for rectification,” and not as strict as Inner Mongolia. It added,
“In addition to the uncertainties of government supervision, China is experiencing a new power shortage. The core reason is that China's main power generation area and main power consumption area are separated in the west and east, which also has an impact on current Bitcoin mining.”Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to face price pressure due to rising regulatory concerns from China. This time, however, BTC price is not affected, going to $36,700 despite the reports, after the drop to $31,000 on Tuesday. [deco-beg-single-coin-widget coin="BTC"]