Just after regional authorities reportedly urged Bitcoin miners to reduce electricity consumption in Sichuan — a province that could account for up to 50 percent of global hash power — BTC’s hash rate rocketed to a new all-time high. Asia Times reported December 29th that Sichuan state authorities held a meeting with local power operators […]The post Bitcoin hashrate surges to all-time high after Chinese government pressures miners to scale down operations appeared first on CryptoSlate.