Five Chinese Exchange CEOs Pull Out of Conference

Five Chinese Exchange CEOs Pull Out of Conference

CEOs of five major Chinese bitcoin exchanges have withdrawn from this weekend's Global Bitcoin Summit in Beijing, after banks forced most of them to close accounts related to bitcoin activity. The five exchanges: OKCoin, Huobi, BTC China, BtcTrade and CHBTC, made a lengthy joint statement on Weibo late Tuesday that they would no longer participate in large bitcoin meetings or gatherings. The statement continued that the companies agreed to: Curb excessive speculation and protect investors, comply with all state policies and regulations, promote transparency in exchange processes, pay a....


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