But it will undoubtedly have a devastating effect on the Bitcoin price, given that the absolute majority of bitcoins that are traded are traded on these exchanges. It won't kill Bitcoin, but most likely crash its price down to two digits. And yes, I said that, i.e. below $100. What would the Chinese holders do if Bitcoin gets banned in China in a most restrictive way? Would the Chinese authorities take such drastic measures? I don't know, but I'm dead sure that they could do it, and that would be very destructive. Or they might be waiting to centralize Bitcoin both in the miner and in the buyer departments...
And then deliver a lethal blow to finish off Bitcoin completely