The boom in big coin ing is driving an already huge shortage in computer chips. The us has hit china with sanctions over its treatment of weaker moslems. Will corporate america take a stand on this human rights issue? And here's the news you need to start your day.
The boom in Bitcoin mining is having an unintended consequence: it has driven up the cost of computer chips. Plus, the FT’s US-China correspondent, Demetri Sevastopulo, explains how China’s repressive treatment of its Uyghur Muslims is affecting Western brands who do business in the country.