Chinese Foreign Exchange Reserves Are Dwindling – Bitcoin Is An Alternative Way To Store Wealth
Interesting things are going on over in China, as the country’s cash reserves are dwindling at an alarming pace. A recent report by the Chinese central bank indicated how there is only US$3.4 bn left in foreign exchange reserves, which is the lowest levels since the beginning of 2013. Getting funds out of the country is proving to be a difficult task, and Bitcoin seems to be the solution investors could be looking for. Even Chinese investors are looking for opportunities on an international scale, such as buying pricey art, real estate in the Western world, or even bonds in other....
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If there was anyone left on this planet who thought there was nothing going on with the Chinese economy you might want to rethink that statement very soon. Over the past few months, the Chinese Yuan has been losing value, and things have taken a turn for the worse now that China suspended some foreign banks from FX trading. Capital outflows for the Chinese Yuan are getting out of hand, as investors are looking for a different safe haven. A country’s central bank does not often suspend [some] foreign exchange businesses of other foreign banks for an extended period of time. Every bank in....
But there is more, as financial institutions will have to report international transfers exceeding 200,00 yuan. China has been imposing various degrees of curbing capital outflow throughout 2016. Not all of these attempts have been successful, but the government has come up with a new plan. Foreign currency purchases will be restricted even further moving forward. In doing so, the government aims to reduce the amount of money leaving the Chinese economy. Converting Yuan to foreign currency will become more difficult for everyone living in China. Additional information needs to be provided....
Huobi announced (via reddit, yesterday) that it will be implementing an industry standard Proof of Reserves program by the end of August, with a Trading/Asset Separation scheme to follow in September. Huobi is following in the footsteps of its foreign and domestic exchange counterparts by submitting its database and hot and cold storage wallets to a third-party audit. Their action follows on from wider concerns raised by the Chinese Bitcoin community that Chinese exchanges are operating by fractional reserve and user demands that exchanges prove 100% reserves. The Spectre of Mt. Gox means....
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