I'm pretty sure that if they want to ban Bitcoin mining they will just say it is illegal. They're actively shooting protestors in the streets, I think at some

I'm pretty sure that if they want to ban Bitcoin mining they will just say it is illegal. They're actively shooting protestors in the streets, I think at some point you stop worrying about the technical details and just put the datacenter admin in prison if they don't do well enough. Especially if it is a scapegoat, really, because then they really just want people in prison to blame for things. Due process needs to exist before legal arguments mean much.