Bitcoin Forum

There are growing concerns in the People’s Republic about the effect Bitcoin mining has on power consumption. Bitmain, which runs China’s two largest Bitcoin mining collectives, is relocating its headquarters to Singapore, according to the report..

Company co-founder Wu Jihan said that they already have mining operations in the US and Canada. The third largest, BTC.Top, is opening a factory in Canada, and the fourth biggest mining operation, ViaBTC, has facilities in Iceland and the US..

China has long been a haven for crypto mining due to its low cost of energy. Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy; it has been estimated by Digiconomist’s Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index that the current estimated annual electricity consumption is 37.8 TWh..

It was also estimated that 3.5 million households in the US could be powered by Bitcoin mining, which equates to an annualized estimated global mining cost of $1.89 billion. According to the report, the problems do not end there as Bitcoin’s biggest problem is not just its massive energy consumption, but that the network is mostly fueled by coal-fired power plants in China, resulting in a large carbon footprint..

http://bitcoinist.com/chinas-bitcoin-miners-moving-avoid-clampdown/

Because of the uncertainty of China's policies, Chinese miners have been digging mines abroad, abandoning China's business, and China is a stupid country. :-* :-*

they only start fight against bitcoin. china have power to make more energy sources.
Instead of thinking of it as a problem, we should think about finding solutions to it.
everyone can think about how to generate cheaper and cleaner electricity.
bitcoin give more profits for china because they pay for bills more than any other country.
they can’t ban mining.
Mankind has spent millions of money on wars.