The first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed by Chinese doctors in November 2019, Rather than being shared with the public, news of the viral outbreak was kept unpublished according to media reports on censored government data. Since that time, more than 66,500 lives have been lost globally.
Though the pandemic has brought tremendous uncertainty to the global economy, it has also inspired the crypto mining industry to turn a crisis into an opportunity by taking the lead in promoting transparency and freedom of speech in China.