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China’s Renewed Mining Crackdown: Hashrate Shock, Miner Capitulation and Bitcoin’s 2026 Outlook – cover image
China’s Renewed Mining Crackdown: Hashrate Shock, Miner Capitulation and Bitcoin’s 2026 Outlook

China’s latest mining enforcement in Xinjiang removed roughly 400k ASICs and knocked hashrate down near 8–10%, forcing a complex mix of miner selling and hashprice repricing. This piece examines immediate network effects, miner economics, migration options, and scenarios institutions should model for BTC into 2026.

Published at 2025-12-18 13:07:48