So, what do people mean when they say " Bitcoin mining? "

那么，人们所说的 " 比特币挖矿 " 究竟是什么？

Like just this morning I was reading a story about how China is cracking down on Bitcoin mining operations, because of all the environmental and energy implications.

就像今天早上，我正在阅读一篇关于中国如何打击比特币挖矿业务的报道，因为它会对环境和能源产生影响。

In China, Bitcoin mining became such a drain on the electricity supply that they banned it completely.

在中国， 比特币挖矿对电力供应的消耗如此之大，以至于他们完全禁止了它。

Now on the flip side, if the cheapest source of energy is fossil fuels, that is where Bitcoin mining gets a little dirtier.

现在另一方面， 如果最便宜的能源是化石燃料，那么比特币挖矿就会变得更加肮脏。

Kadhim also discovered that Celsius was pouring cash into a bitcoin mining business and the company was losing money because it was paying out more in interest than it could generate.

卡迪姆还发现，Celsius 正在向比特币挖矿业务注入现金，该公司正在亏损，因为它支付的利息超过了它所能产生的利息。

In Iran, when it comes to bitcoin mining, one of the big concerns there was, it started leading to blackouts, power outages, in parts of the cities.

在伊朗，当涉及到比特币挖矿时， 最令人担忧的问题之一是，它开始导致部分城市停电、停电。

Bitcoin mining involves getting  powerful computer systems to solve complex mathematical sums, which  creates new units of currency that are then entered into circulation on  this thing called the blockchain.

比特币挖矿涉及获得强大的计算机系统来解决复杂的数学问题，这会创建新的货币单位，然后在称为区块链的东西上进入流通。