[PBOC and Eight Departments: Ongoing Rectification of Virtual Currency 'Mining' Activities] BlockBeats News, February 6, the People's Bank of China and eight other departments issued a notice on further preventing and addressing risks related to virtual currencies. It mentioned the ongoing rectification of virtual currency 'mining' activities. The National Development and Reform Commission, in collaboration with relevant departments, will strictly control virtual currency 'mining' activities and continue to advance the rectification work on virtual currency 'mining' activities. Provincial-level governments are fully responsible for the rectification of 'mining' activities within their administrative regions. In accordance with the requirements of the National Development and Reform Commission's 'Notice on Rectifying Virtual Currency "Mining" Activities' (Development and Reform Operations [2021] No. 1283) and the provisions of the 'Industrial Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalog (2024 Edition),' they are to comprehensively review, investigate, and shut down existing virtual currency 'mining' projects, strictly prohibit new 'mining' projects, and strictly prohibit 'mining machine' manufacturing enterprises from providing any form of 'mining machine' sales or services within the country. (Jin10)