Bitcoin Hashrate Drops to 6 1/2-Month Low After China Mining Crackdown

China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Qinghai province last week announced plans to shut down some or all bitcoin mines.

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