Thursday, September 14, 2017

Brief: Bitcoin exchange closes ahead of China clampdown

Illustration by Tech in Asia’s Andre Gunawan.

The news (from CNBC):

  • One of China’s top bitcoin exchanges announced this evening that it is shutting down. “After carefully considering the announcement published by Chinese regulators on 09/04, BTCChina Exchange will stop all trading on 09/30,” it said in a tweet.
  • BTCC’s shutdown comes after authorities earlier this month banned fundraising via ICOs in the country.
  • Bitcoin is dropping sharply on this news. At time of publishing, one bitcoin is worth US$3,560.

Why it matters:

  • It comes ahead of a rumored crackdown by Chinese authorities on all forms of cryptocurrencies.
  • An unverified report at the weekend said that all cryptocurrency exchanges that exchange digital currencies for Chinese yuan will be shuttered.
  • Individual ownership of bitcoin will likely not be outlawed, but it’ll be hard for Chinese consumers to buy any form of cryptocurrency.

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