Crypto’s Great Return: China Secretly Rebuilds Bitcoin Mining Empire to 14% Global Share
The industry is staging a shadow comeback as miners exploit cheap power and booming data center infrastructure in energy-surplus provinces.
The industry is staging a shadow comeback as miners exploit cheap power and booming data center infrastructure in energy-surplus provinces.
British Columbia is making its temporary pause on new crypto mining a permanent ban.
London, United Kingdom, 5th September 2025, Chainwire
Bitcoin mining is the process of creating new Bitcoins by solving complex mathematical equations.
Simply put, hash rate is the speed at which a computer can perform hashing computations, which are necessary for validating transactions (also known as cryptocurrency mining).
Pakistan is enhancing its crypto-friendly policies by proposing the use of surplus electricity for Bitcoin and Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining.
Analysts at Bernstein have lowered their 2025 price targets for Bitcoin miners IREN, CleanSpark, and Riot Platforms, citing significant underperformance relative to Bitcoin this year.

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