Chomping at the Bitcoin: An Expert's Take on Bitcoin in China

Chomping at the Bitcoin: An Expert's Take on Bitcoin in China

Around mid to late 2013, the bitcoin world started waking up to an interesting realization: bitcoin growth wasn't being driven by the typical finance and tech centers of New York, London or Silicon Valley. In fact, China was playing the more significant role. At that time, exchange BTC China had already posted the record-high bitcoin price of $308 (CNY equivalent) in April 2013 and was surpassing Mt Gox in trade volumes. Chinese factories were cranking out mining machines and the country's residents were downloading more bitcoin wallets than anyone else in the world. In November, China was....


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