City in Sichuan reportedly orders crypto miners to shut down for investigation

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 18, 2021 06:02AM ET

Updated Jun 19, 2021 08:00AM ET

Chinese authorities continue to crack down on cryptocurrency mining as a city in Sichuan province has reportedly halted local Bitcoin (BTC) mining farms.

Authorities in Ya’an City, a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, have ordered local Bitcoin mining operations to shut down for examination, Chinese financial publication Sina (NASDAQ:SINA) Finance reported Friday.

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