China tightens cryptocurrency ban with new directive
Mainland access to foreign bitcoin exchanges online like Coinbase in the US would also be blocked
by Thuy Ong@ThuyOng Sep 18, 2017, 10:47am EDT
Chinese regulators have decided on a “comprehensive ban” on platforms that allow people to buy or sell virtual currency in China, reports The Wall Street Journal. China is cracking down on Bitcoin trading and also planned to shut down Bitcoin exchanges, according to reports from earlier in September, but this move goes even further, with government officials apparently offering an explicit directive to the nation’s currency exchanges.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/18/16326078/chinese-regulators-ban-cryptocurrency-platforms-bitcoin
China Bitcoin Exchange Ban to Extend to OTC Trading, Maybe Mining: WSJ
Josiah Wilmoth on 18/09/2017
The Chinese government is moving to extend the bitcoin exchange ban to over-the-counter (OTC) trading and potentially even mining.
Bitcoin Exchange Ban to Extend to OTC Trading
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/china-bitcoin-exchange-ban-extend-otc-trading-maybe-mining-wsj/
