Could Bitcoin mining hinder China’s carbon neutrality goal? Shan Jie, Li Qiao and Lu Yameng Published: Apr 18, 2021 07:35 PM The global hysteria over Bitcoin has caused concern about the connections between mining cryptocurrency and climate change. As China has become a leading miner in the world, recent research by Chinese scientists was published to remind the cost of mining Bitcoin on China's carbon reduction efforts, while some local governments have acted to tackle the mines in order to reduce the use of power in this fledgling industry. Bitcoin mining has exploded as the value of the virtual coins has surpassed $60,000 as of press time, and some optimistic investors are expecting it to surpass $100,000 soon.