China banned Bitcoin mining and trading more times than anyone could count, and each 'ban' became a stress test the network passed. The 2021 mining exodus, in particular, proved that hashpower could pick up and leave without killing the chain.
Across the years
Mentions per year in the show transcripts.
The episodes that covered it most
Ranked by how heavily each episode engaged the topic.
METHOD — Counts are keyword/theme matches across the show transcripts (WCN + Mad Bitcoins + TBG).
The written synthesis is grounded in Bitcoin's public history and the show's coverage.