Chinese Communist Bitcoin Miners? And Lobbying For Bitcoin Mining W/ Dennis Porter

There's growing national security concerns around Bitcoin mining.

November 14, 20231 min read

Chinese Communist Bitcoin Miners? And Lobbying For Bitcoin Mining W/ Dennis Porter

Today we are joined by Dennis Porter of the Satoshi Action Group to discuss the politics of Bitcoin mining in the US. We discuss recent pushback on Bitcoin mining in certain rural regions and national security concerns from Bitcoin miners with CCP ties.

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