Regulators across China are intent on shutting down
all Bitcoin operations in the country.
It is safe to say China's ban will be limited to exchanges and not on
every Bitcoin operation in the country.
Not exact matches
The Chinese government has already shut down exchanges
in China, but it was recently reported to be taking even further measures against new forms of online trading as well as
Bitcoin mining
operations in the
country.
This is a shame, because, as I have previously mentioned on CoinDesk, Canada is an attractive environment for
bitcoin entities to set up
operations since our
country does not have, for example, the state - by - state money transmitting regulations that currently exist
in the US.
Sometimes this is a non-starter and the
bitcoin entity makes the decision to set up
operations in another
country, which is extremely unfortunate for a variety of reasons, including the economic loss to Canada derived from losing a potential new Canadian business and the more important loss to the potential client
in regards to their
bitcoin business.
Xapo, a
bitcoin wallet provider said it has received conditional approval from Switzerland's financial market watchdog for its
operations in the
country, Reuters reported.
Customers from our
countries of
operation sometimes search for the price of
Bitcoin in their home currency: the Indonesian rupiah (IDR), South African rand (ZAR), Nigerian naira (NGN) or Malaysian ringgit (MYR).
China is the largest and the most powerful
country in the world
in terms of
Bitcoin mining
operations.
At press time, it appears the
country's
bitcoin exchanges are following through with earlier promises to shut down domestic trading
operations, though the lack of major price movement indicates the bearish news has now been priced
in.
These exchanges that offer users to participate
in markets such as
Bitcoin and Ethereum will cease
operations in the
country as soon as 2018.
In January, PBoC investigators discovered «irregularities» in the operations of the three companies, including offering a loan feature called margin trade, which the central bank said not only violates the country's rules but has also caused bitcoin's recent volatilit
In January, PBoC investigators discovered «irregularities»
in the operations of the three companies, including offering a loan feature called margin trade, which the central bank said not only violates the country's rules but has also caused bitcoin's recent volatilit
in the
operations of the three companies, including offering a loan feature called margin trade, which the central bank said not only violates the
country's rules but has also caused
bitcoin's recent volatility.
Investigators from the central bank said they discovered «irregularities»
in the
operations of major
bitcoin exchanges
in the
country, singling out BTC China, Huobi and OKCoin.
Luno's main goal is to keep your money safe and to maintain an orderly
Bitcoin market
in our
countries of
operation.
Customers from our
countries of
operation sometimes search for the price of
Bitcoin in their home currency: the Indonesian rupiah (IDR), South African rand (ZAR), Nigerian naira (NGN) or Malaysian ringgit (MYR).
The efforts of the State Duma have been bolstered by a mandate from Putin himself, issued
in October 2017, urging development of a «single payment space» within the Eurasian Economic Union (an alliance of
countries including Armenia, Belarus and others), increased scrutiny of token sales, as well as licensing of
bitcoin mining
operations.
Bulls are hopeful that
bitcoin exchanges
in the
country could still come up with a way to resume
operations in a manner that is compliant with government regulation.
After hitting down hard on the
operations of local exchanges last year
in September 2017, the Chinese government is now having its eyes on local
bitcoin miners present
in the
country.
Although the
country is still the biggest powerhouse when it comes to
Bitcoin mining, multiple
operations have reportedly shut their doors
in the past few weeks.
Chinese publication Ciaxin is reporting that, contrary to rumors on Wednesday, Chinese authorities haven't asked
bitcoin miners to shut down their
operations in the
country.
While China has evolved into a leading domicile for
bitcoin mining, the
country's central bankers have been pushing back, triggering a wave of defections among mining
operations to head for more cryptocurrency - friendly waters
in the Western world, more specifically, Canada.
China may discourage
bitcoin mining
operations in the
country by curbing their access to electricity.
This time it's not the government but a subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation that has issued the decree,
in a move which calls into question the
country's ability to sustain
bitcoin mining
operations.
CNBC visited one of the local
bitcoin mining
operations last month, which is one of the largest such facilities
in the
country.
Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, even openly stated that the
country was open to all forms of
bitcoin mining
operations in the future and as such, is currently one of the cheapest
countries in the world to host such a business.
According to online leaked documents, the Chinese government is seeking an «orderly exit» from
bitcoin mining
operations in the coming months with the Leading Group of Internet Financial Risks Remediation, which happens to be the
country's top internet - finance regulator, issuing a notice asking local governments to force mining
operations out of business by resorting to measures such taxation, electricity pricing, property law and environmental regulations.
San Francisco - based Coinbase, one of the world's largest and most prominent
bitcoin trading platforms with
operations in over 30
countries, is presumably feeling the stress of heightened traffic and / or trading, forcing the operator to suspend
operations temporarily to undergo maintenance.