The head of one of China’s leading financial and economic think tanks has expressed concern about the potential impacts of Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency. More »
A Bitcoin ATM that recently made an appearance on a street in Beijing has already been removed by its developers. More »
The Chinese central government plans to officially including the mining of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin on its list of “eliminated” industries. More »
A new survey on the state of the cryptocurrency market in China has found that around 40% of respondents would be willing to invest in virtual money in future. More »
The Chinese central government has enlisted the aid of the country’s leading tech giants in its ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrencies and ICO’s. More »
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has issued a risk warning about on use of certain key terms in relation to the blockchain and cryptocurrencies to engage in fraudulent activities or illegal fund-raising. More »
Chinese internet giant Tencent has permanently shut a slew of blockchain and cryptocurrency-related media accounts on its massively popular WeChat messaging platform. More »
A trio of hackers in China have been arrested by police for stealing as much as 600 million yuan (approx. USD$87 million) in cryptocurrencies. More »
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has signalled that it will maintain its crackdown on initial coin offerings (ICO’s) and the use of cryptocurrencies for financing purposes. More »
China Central TV has run an investigatory news story on the perils of cryptocurrency speculation, warning that a bubble continues to brew on the market for blockchain-based money. More »
China’s central bank says it has successfully eradicated bitcoin trading platforms from the country. More »
People’s Bank of China counsellor Sheng Songcheng (盛松成) has put a dampener on any hopes that cryptocurrencies will enter widespread use in China as a viable form of money. More »
