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By Brenda Goh and Alun John

Apr 10 2019 12:21PM

On list of industrial activities state planner wants eliminated.

China wants to ban bitcoin mining

China's state planner wants to eliminate bitcoin mining in the country, according to a draft list of industrial activities the agency is seeking to stop in a sign of growing government pressure on the cryptocurrency sector. China is the world's largest market for computer hardware designed to ...

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