{"id":12183,"date":"2021-09-16T07:54:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T07:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/chinas-hebei-province-begins-crackdown-on-crypto-mining-and-trading-reports-reveal\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T07:54:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T07:54:03","slug":"chinas-hebei-province-begins-crackdown-on-crypto-mining-and-trading-reports-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/chinas-hebei-province-begins-crackdown-on-crypto-mining-and-trading-reports-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Hebei Province Begins Crackdown on Crypto Mining and Trading, Reports Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities in the Chinese province of Hebei have reportedly launched a campaign against cryptocurrency mining and trading. According to a quoted announcement by the region\u2019s cyberspace administration, a number of government agencies are working together to prevent the use of the region\u2019s computing power in the crypto activities which the government considers illegal. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyberspace Watchdog Targets Crypto Mining and Trading Operations in Hebei<\/h2>\n

Hebei province in Northern China has become the latest Chinese region to undertake measures to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining and trading, media reports revealed. South China Morning Post (SCMP) wrote<\/a> that the regional cyberspace administration has started a campaign against cryptocurrency mining and trading, citing various reasons ranging from environmental and financial concerns to national security considerations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Government agencies and state-run companies in the province which surrounds Beijing have been asked to inspect their information systems and put an end to any use of their computing power to mint digital coins by the end of September, the newspaper detailed. Furthermore, local universities and research institutes have been instructed to scale down the capacity of such systems to match only their academic needs.<\/p>\n

According to a report by the state-controlled broadcaster CCTV, as published<\/a> by Sina, Hebei\u2019s internet and telecom office has joined forces with the provincial departments of education, public security, financial supervision, and communications among others, as well as the Shijiazhuang branch of the People\u2019s Bank of China to carry out the \u201crectification actions against virtual currency mining and trading activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chinese crypto journalist Colin Wu, also known as \u2018Wu Blockchain\u2019 on Twitter, spread the news on social media on Tuesday, linking to a Wechat post.<\/p>\n

On September 14th, China\u2019s Hebei Province stated that it would start checking and cracking down on cryptocurrency mining from October. https:\/\/t.co\/zij82HQiKR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cCryptocurrency mining consumes an enormous amount of energy, which is against China\u2019s \u2018carbon neutral\u2019 goal,\u201d Hebei\u2019s cyberspace administration has been quoted<\/a> by Reuters as stating. \u201cIts exchange and transaction are highly disruptive to the nation\u2019s financial order, and the financial risk is big,\u201d the agency added, according to the SCMP. The proliferation of virtual currency, the watchdog warned, will affect economic and social development in the People\u2019s Republic and threaten its national security.<\/p>\n

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Once the current campaign is over on Sept. 30, government agencies in Hebei will continue to regularly monitor the situation and impose penalties on those who illegally mine and trade digital currencies, starting from October. The province\u2019s cyberspace administration also said that internet and financial regulators should enhance the collection of reports from the public about such cases.<\/p>\n

China banned cryptocurrency trading back in 2017 but Beijing authorities did not directly interfere with cryptocurrency mining until earlier this year. In May, the State Council, the cabinet of ministers, announced a crackdown on the crypto-related activities following President Xi Jinping\u2019s pledge that the country will achieve carbon neutrality in the next four decades.<\/p>\n

The government offensive has already affected mining operations in a number of provinces, including Sichuan<\/a>, Xinjiang<\/a>, Qinghai<\/a>, Yunnan<\/a>, Inner Mongolia<\/a>, and Anhui<\/a>. Gansu in Northwestern China launched its crackdown last week. The province received a closure notice for crypto mining facilities from the State Grid Corporation of China in July.<\/p>\n

Do you think China will maintain its current policies towards the crypto industry in the future? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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