An update on the Bitcoin Mining Council and the China Mining Ban.

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Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers:

More information about the Bitcoin Mining Council, and why its members say they’re strictly focused on energy transparency
A new, temporary crypto mining ban in Iran
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

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