Shut down all virtual currency exchanges in China
Following bitcoin China's announcement of closing down, recently, trading platforms such as hotcoin.com also announced that they would stop trading in RMB at the end of the month. So far, the three major domestic virtual currency trading platforms have been suspended
investors should adhere to rational investment, not blindly follow the trend, nor take chances. There are risks in investment, especially in the face of a new model, we should be more cautious in investment, so as not to become the target of wealth plunder by criminals
On the evening of September 14, bitcoin China's official website announced that according to the spirit of the document issued on September 4, bitcoin China digital asset trading platform stopped new user registration from September 14; On September 30, the digital asset trading platform will stop all trading business
except bitcoin China, the other two platforms have not released relevant announcements yet. In response to reporters, Huo coin said that it has not received any clear documents or notices about the content of news reports. Okcoin said that the official announcement of okcoin should be taken as the standard
virtual currency has a long way to go and needs further supervision
There are two reasons for the prohibition of virtual currency trading by the state:
1. The price fluctuates violently and the consumer protection is lacking:
virtual currency is the proct of network, and the digital information flowing in the network is beyond everyone's control. The code of cyberspace is the basis of the operation of virtual currency, investors can only operate through the front-end interface, seemingly "control" the virtual currency. The operator of the virtual currency service organization may become the actual controller of the virtual currency through the control code
bitcoin and other so-called "virtual currencies" lack a clear value basis, the market is full of speculative atmosphere, the price fluctuates violently, and investors blindly follow suit, which is easy to cause capital losses
2. Evade supervision and become the "accomplice" of criminal activities:
bitcoin is popular as a payment tool in the so-called "dark web" world“ The "dark net" is full of all kinds of serious criminal activities. One of the original intentions of the invention of bitcoin is to evade regulation. It has the characteristics of anonymity and convenient cross-border flow, and has become the preferred tool of "underground economy"
the existence of bitcoin and exchanges and other instrial chains has constructed a illegal financial market for asset transfer and financing in addition to legal currency, increased the difficulty of regulatory authorities in managing financial security and stability, and promoted regulatory arbitrage and financial crimes. The risks and social security risks it brings to the financial market are far higher than its innovative value
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virtual currency transactions are not protected by law:
according to the notice on preventing bitcoin risks issued by the people's Bank of China and other departments on December 3, 2013 and the announcement on preventing financing risks of token issuance issued by seven ministries and commissions including the people's Bank of China on September 4, 2017, virtual currency is not issued by monetary authorities, It is not a real currency because it does not have the monetary attributes of legal compensation and compulsion
in terms of nature, virtual currency should be a specific virtual commodity, which does not have the same legal status as currency, and can not and should not be used as currency in the market. Although citizens' investment and trading in other virtual currencies are personal freedom, they can not be protected by law
Last night (September 15), Huo yuan.com and okcoin announced that they would close RMB trading on October 31. So far, all the three major domestic bitcoin trading platforms, which are jointly known as bitcoin China, have been spared
in fact, yesterday morning, there was a circulation of "requirements for the cleaning up and rectification of virtual currency trading venues in Beijing", which clearly pointed out that an announcement should be issued before 24 o'clock yesterday to specify the final time to stop all virtual currency transactions, and announced the immediate stop of new user registration. It also requires the trading place to report to the financial office of the district where the registration place is located daily the operation situation and the progress of the clearing work before completing the clearing work
as soon as the news came out, the price of bitcoin dived again, and the price of bitcoin instantly dived to RMB 17010.9. However, as of the time of press release, the price of bitcoin has returned to nearly 20000 yuan
although virtual currency trading is closed in China, the trading platform itself and virtual currency are not prohibited; Similarly, the blockchain technology itself has research value.