China's crackdown on cryptocurrency spreads to Yunnan in southwest

China's crackdown on cryptocurrency spreads to Yunnan in southwest

A Bitcoin logo is seen on a cryptocurrency ATM in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies has spread to the country’s southwest with a campaign against misuse of electricity by bitcoin miners in Yunnan province, local media reported on Saturday.

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