Weibo Cracks Down Crypto Related Accounts as China Strengthens Its Anti Crypt...

Weibo Cracks Down Crypto Related Accounts as China Strengthens Its Anti Crypt...

Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, banned the accounts of several key cryptocurrency and defi influencers in the country yesterday, according to reports from local sources. This might be a continuation of the anti-crypto stance the Chinese state has been exerting since 2013, and more profoundly in the last days with the crackdown of the state on crypto trading and mining. Sina Weibo Suspends Crypto-Related Accounts Sina Weibo, the Chinese substitute for Twitter, has recently banned the accounts of a large amount of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (defi) related....


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