that's not necessarily true. it creates more friction between CNY and cryptocurrency -- that i can agree with. and this could drive away mainstream investors. however, the flip side is that black market commodities tend to rise in value, not fall
That's what the Chinese government may be trying to prevent
Indeed, Bitcoin is too small so far to give any real pain in the ass for the Chinese monetary authorities (read the PBoC), but it is easier to prevent the disease than cure it, right? So they are trying to nip Bitcoin in the bud in China before it becomes a genuine competitor to the Chinese national currency, the Yuan, like it happened in Venezuela, where people right now massively abandon their local money, the Bolivar (which is spiraling down in ever faster circles) in favor of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as well as the US dollar