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The consequences of the Chinese ban on anything crypto, including mining, have led to a massive flippening as the USA has surpassed China in terms of Bitcoin hash rate share, showed recent data. The Demise of the Chinese Hash Rate Empire Although bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency industry have been banned within China’s borders for almost as long as they exist, the country was responsible for the majority of the BTC hash rate for a long time. In fact, no other nation...

Over 20 Chinese digital asset-related businesses revealed they will halt their operations and withdraw from the local market as the country continues its hostile stance on anything crypto. The Effect of The Chinese Crypto Ban China’s negative stance on the cryptocurrency industry has been known for years, and the local authorities tend to remind investors about it frequently. At the end of September, the country’s central bank published a document indicating that trading and...

Mainland Chinese users of KuCoin will have to withdraw all their funds and close their accounts by the end of the year, said the exchange earlier today. This is a direct consequence of the latest crackdown from the People’s Bank of China. Citing the regulatory pressure from the Chinese authorities, KuCoin announced earlier on October 3rd that all local users will have to close their existing positions and withdraw the remaining funds out of the exchange before 24:00 (UTC +8)...

After China recently banned all crypto-related activities in the country, crypto exchange Huobi Global had to limit mainland Chinese citizens from registering on the platform. As a consequence, the Huobi pool – the eighth biggest BTC pool-  is now moving a massive amount out of their funds, possibly to cover the client withdrawal needs on the exchange. $4.21 Billion Flowing Out From Miners Data from research company IntoTheBlock shows that Huobi Pool has recently moved almost...

The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China has seized 10,100 cryptocurrency mining rigs from a government-operated tech park in Inner Mongolia. The operation marked the 45th such confiscation in that province. China against Crypto Mining Just a few days after it once again reminded that dealing with digital assets is banned within the country’s borders, the Chinese government (PBoC) seized mining equipment in the northern province of...

Right from the very first year bitcoin came into existence, the Chinese government has gone after the primary cryptocurrency, hammering it with bans after bans while citing countless risks supposedly associated with it. In over a decade, the Republic of China has also managed to increase its FUD (short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the industry, and each time, crypto had seen a massive hit. Just last week, bitcoin’s price fell by more than 5% within hours, owing to...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) published a document reminding that digital assets are banned within the country and added that operating with exchanges will also be prohibited. As a result, BTC dumped by $3,000 in an hour. China’s negative stance on the cryptocurrency space has been wildly known for years, and the nation tends to frequently remind investors about it. The central bank highlighted the illegal status of digital assets once more on Friday. The statement also...

Crypto influencers will no longer be allowed to promote crypto projects on TikTok after the popular social network released new guidelines on Friday. TikTok Bans Crypto Ads Updating its Brand Content Policy, TikTok noted that all the following forms of financial services and products are now banned from the social media platform: cryptocurrencies, trading platforms, pyramid schemes, “get rich quick” schemes, credit cards, loans, and some others. According to recent reports,...

The People’s Bank of China has shut down a local firm suspected of providing various software services to cryptocurrency businesses. As it happened during previous negative actions, the price of bitcoin fell rapidly after the news broke. In the latest statement on the matter, China’s central bank has closed down a firm called Beijing Tongdao Cultural Development Co. because of suspicion that it provided software services to transactions involving digital assets. The...

The financial analyst and Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies – Christopher Wood – opined that the Chinese officials want no competition for its digital renminbi. That is why they enforced the crackdown on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies lately. China Cares About its CBDC Not Carbon Footprint Christopher Wood – the prominent financial analyst focused on the Asian market – surmised that there is more to the story behind China’s negative stance against crypto mining...