What's Really Behind China's Bitcoin Mining Ban?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">More information about the Bitcoin Mining Council, and why its members say they’re strictly focused on energy transparency </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A new, temporary crypto mining ban in Iran</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The latest on the China mining ban, including new proposed rules from Inner Mongolia, more on-chain data about miner activity, and a very different interpretation of the CCP’s motivations for the current action </span></li> </ul> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">--</div> <div>Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at nexo.io</div> <div>--</div> <div>Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</div> <div>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</div> <div>Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=</div> <div> </div> <div>Follow on Twitter:</div> <div>NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw</div> <div>Breakdown: <a href="https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW" rev= "en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW</a></div> <div> </div> <div>The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com</div>