China's Sichuan province, which is estimated to have over half of the global bitcoin mining hash power, should further study how to remain attractive to the crypto industry, state media Sichuan Daily cited a local politician.
According to a report by the local party mouthpiece on Monday, the Sichuan Decision-Making Consulting Committee, a government-backed think tank, hosted a meeting on Sunday to discuss topics around the province's future high-quality developments.
During the meeting, Yang Jiang, a former vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and now a member of the think tank, said the combination of bitcoin, blockchain and excessive hydro energy in Sichuan should spark some new creation for future businesses in the region.
The comment comes amid local authorities' continuous probe into bitcoin mining sites in Sichuan that are allegedly built without appropriate procedure.
Jiang added that currently 70 percent of global bitcoin gets mined in Sichuan as its excessive and cheap water resources especially during the summer has been historically attractive to bitcoin miners.
Although Jiang didn't explain the source of the 70 percent data, blockchain startup Coinshare estimated that as of June this year, over half of the bitcoin mining power located in Sichuan.
"Blockchain can be involved in every industry. Its main application in the financial sector is digital currency with bitcoin as a key example," Jiang was quoted as telling the committee members, adding that bitcoin mining requires cooling and computing, making it an energy-intense industry.
Jiang suggested to the think tank that Sichuan should dedicate efforts to further study how Sichuan's excessive hydro-energy can maintain its attractiveness to digital currency-related industries in an aim to explore new economic opportunity and growth force.
Though Jiang's comment serves as a recommendation and does not necessarily lead to any policy change yet, it came just days after members of the Committee hosted a seminar in Sichuan's capital Chengdu discussing how to better utilize excessive energy in Sichuan for digital economy while transforming bitcoin mining into a more professional data center business.
This is also not the first time that Jiang voiced support for the crypto mining industry.
Sichuan Should Work to Remain Attractive to Crypto Mining: Policy Advisor
Publicado en Oct 28, 2019
by Coindesk | Publicado en Coinage
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