# Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down

# Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down

“# Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down ” Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen to its lowest levels since early November as mining operations in China start unplugging. Bitcoin’s network hashrate, a measure of its computational horsepower, has slumped 46% since its peak level in mid-May. According to Bitinfocharts, Bitcoin hashrate is currently…

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#Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid

#Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid

“#Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid” SYDNEY/BEIJING, June 18 – A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific island governments heeded U.S. warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources told Reuters. The former Huawei Marine Networks, now called HMN Technologies and majority owned by Shanghai-listed…

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