Chinese Bitcoin Exchange OKCoin Stops Accepting American Bitcoin Deposits
American users of OKCoin.com have been informed that they cannot deposit USD, Bitcoin or Litecoin to OKCoin anymore. The Chinese Bitcoin exchange cites regulatory issues and also states that the ban on American deposits is temporary. OKCoin representatives have apologized for the inconvenience and confirmed that the ban is due to regulatory uncertainty. OKCoin is still allowing American users to withdraw their money and trade on their platform; however, there is no timeline for the return of Bitcoin deposits. While some American users have still been able to fund their accounts by using....
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Two Chinese Bitcoin exchanges, BTC China and OKCoin, have recently announced new international trading features. Earlier today, in a selfpost to Reddit, BTC China revealed their newest features: Withdrawals and deposits in both USD and HKD. Just a few days ago, fellow Chinese Bitcoin exchange, OKCoin, also announced the launch of English-language service in the form of a new website and USD deposits and withdrawals. Bitcoiners around the world will now have two new options for their Bitcoin trading. It seems that Chinese Bitcoin exchanges are now comfortable enough in their position within....
According to reddit user mkellerman: "It seems btc38.com has not been affected and is able to accept CNY deposits. I just successfully deposited 10CNY to my btc38 account using my Chinese credit card. The money appeared in my account within a minute. One bitcoin currently costs 3152CNY at btc38."Did btc38 not get the memo? Bitcoin is well off the lows trading at $614 on BTC-e. Edit: It seems that there are only two Chinese exchanges NOT accepting deposits. And according to enric on bitcointalk.org there are some large exchanges still transacting in CNY: "Also Huobi:....
Beijing-based bitcoin exchange provider OKCoin has announced its latest strategic bid to move beyond Asia's markets and serve the global bitcoin community by announcing the planned launch of its new international exchange website. The move will find the China-based company accepting USD deposits and processing USD withdrawals via OKCoin.com. OKCoin will also host servers for the new offering outside of China and provide English-language customer service. Speaking to CoinDesk, OKCoin CTO Changpeng Zhao said: "The international site will be skewed very heavily to international users in the....
OKCoin has stopped accepting bitcoin deposits from customers in the US, citing regulatory pressure. US users of the Chinese bitcoin exchange see the following message when trying to make bitcoin, litecoin or US dollar deposits: "Notes: Due to regulation, we don't accept the charge from the US." The company called the measure "temporary", but offered few details when asked when the restriction will be lifted. A representative described the situation as "not very clear". OKCoin head of international Jack Liu offered additional details by email, telling CoinDesk: "The latest change is part of....
The three biggest global bitcoin exchanges, BTCC, OKCoin and Huobi, currently under “inspection” by the Chinese authorities, have stopped margin trading. We can further confirm that OKCoin no longer offers futures trading to Chinese citizens. Non-Chinese citizens can continue to use the international version (OKCoin.com) which appears to continue providing 3x margins and up to 20x futures. We have not received any response in time for publishing, therefore cannot confirm why they have taken such move, but it is most likely in response to probable PBOC orders. The Chinese authorities met....