Another Ethereum mining pool forced to close due to China crackdown
Beepool, the fourth largest Ethereum mining pool will shut down operations following Beijing’s anti crypto posture. BeePool, the fourth largest Ethereum mining pool, is closing amid China's crypto crackdown.The China-based Ethereum mining pool announced on Tuesday it will suspend operations "in response to the latest regulatory policies." Effective immediately, the registration of new users and the addition of sub-accounts for existing users will be discontinued, and all mining access servers are expected to stop operating by October 15.The announcement comes just a day after news broke....
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