China Internet Finance Association: Bitcoin Exchanges Lack 'Legal Foundation'
https://www.coindesk.com/china-internet-finance-association-bitcoin-exchanges-lack-legal-foundation/
China's internet finance body urges members not to deal in cryptocurrencies
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bitcoin/chinas-internet-finance-body-urges-members-not-to-deal-in-cryptocurrencies-idUSKCN1BO23E
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“We urge all our members to exercise self-regulation and strictly abide by laws by not participating in any centralized trading or provide services for this type of trading,” the National Internet Finance Association of China said in a notice on its website www.nifa.org.cn
So bottom line would be "self regulation" ?
No more than a (unofficial) slap in the face, so far.
Jihan Wu tweeted this a couple hours ago about China's supposed ban on Bitcoin:
Replying to @mrvcrypto
China has not banned Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/907665487856881664
So according to Jihan Wu, china has not banned Bitcoin.
Im honestly sick of the back and fort. If they are going to ban it, then ban it already, because after they ban it, they can no longer interfere with the Bitcoin price. We will survive all bans in the world.
They haven't banned bitcoin - mining will still continue.
The exchanges are another matter though... So far three exchanges have said they are closing, Bitkan, Yunbi and BTCC.