Bloomberg Report Sparks Fears of Bitcoin Curbing Measures by China; Price Drops

Bloomberg Report Sparks Fears of Bitcoin Curbing Measures by China; Price Drops

A recent article by ZeroHedge regarding potential bitcoin curbing measures by Chinese authorities has raised a number of questions in bitcoin’s community, but Bloomberg confirmed that an article by Steven Yang, Bloomberg’s Beijing correspondent, used by ZeroHedge as a source, is authentic. A spokesperson for Bloomberg told CCN over the phone that the article remains live in their terminals which are accessible to only Bloomberg subscribers and not available on the clearnet. Other industry publications like Singapore’s The Business Times have since reported on the story. Asked whether there....


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