Explainer: What Beijing’s new crackdown means for crypto in China – Reuters
- Date: 19-May-2021
- Source: Reuters
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Explainer: What Beijing’s new crackdown means for crypto in China – Reuters
Chinese regulators have tightened restrictions that ban financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrencies, marking a fresh crackdown on digital money. read more
Compared with a previous ban issued in 2017, the new rules greatly expanded the scope of prohibited services, and judged that "virtual currencies are not supported by any real value".
WHAT ARE THE NEW MEASURES?