China's share in Bitcoin transactions declined 80% post crackdown: PBoC
China has carried out multiple crypto crackdowns and enforced numerous bans on crypto markets since 2013, however, Chinese traders have always found a way to bypass these bans. People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the country, claimed in a recent note that China's share in the global Bitcoin (BTC) transactions has rapidly dropped from over 90% to 10%.The Financial Stability Bureau of the Chinese central bank released a comprehensive note on Wednesday discussing the impact of the crypto crackdown on the financial markets. The official notice claimed that all peer-to-peer exchanges in....
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China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies has reached a new level of intensity in recent weeks. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has previously decided to prohibit financial institutions from dealing in virtual currencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. More recently, the PBOC has attempted to shut down cryptocurrency transactions and mining entirely. This news has sent shockwaves […]
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PBOC Site Error Page. According to George Chen, Financial Editor and "Mr. Shangkong" columnist at Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, the official website of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) recently came under DDOS attack. Chinese media have placed blame for the attack on "foreign Bitcoin investors" angry over recent Bitcoin prohibitions by the PBOC. The PBOC this afternoon told media that it "was fixing web." The PBOC site appears to be online as of this time. George Chen is a former Thomson Reuters reporter and the author of 'Foreign Banks in China.' His Twitter feed, in which he....