Mines are being shut down head over heels on Chinese social media. Equipment, such as mining computers and fans, will be secured. Most crypto mining operators in China choose eggs for their money: “Everything revolves around moving abroad,” says Deng of Bitmall, as his company is called, in a hotel room in the provincial capital of Chengdu. Visiting mines is sensitive these days, most miners don’t feel the need to speak to the media. Deng doesn’t think that’s a problem, but he also prefers to meet in the city. “In a few years we have grown to eight bitcoinfarms“, as...