This topic is nonsense.. here's a far clearer/less biased explanation from reddit on Jan 31st:
''Since there are more and more threads surfacing telling everyone that January 31 does not matter, here a little dose of reality to cool all the euphoria(credit to /u/Posiment[1]):
Financial and payment institutions:use Bitcoin pricing for products or services
may not buy or sell Bitcoins
may not act as a central counterparty in Bitcoin trading
may not offer insurance products associated with Bitcoin
may not provide direct or indirect Bitcoin-related services to customers, including: registering, trading, settling, clearing or other servicesOriginal SourceTranslation on BTCChinaThis is old news. Everybody knows it, but most people choose to ignore it, thats why I am saying it again, aimed especially at Huobis practice of running their exchange:
Banks may not provide [...] indirect Bitcoin-related services to customers[...]
You all read the horror stories of American customers of financial institutions that simply did not process their orders or even suspended their accounts due to bitcoin trading. Chinese banks can do that too.
This is also the reason why Malcolm Casselle, former Regional Manager Eastern China at Gaopeng Groupon Tencent China, pointed out that
you’re not allowed to deposit money into your Bank account for Bitcoin.
which is his opinion.[2]^
I dont want to speculate what will happen and at which date, but this is something that does not get the attention it should get. Even if January 31 passes without a shutdown of Huobi it doesnt mean that the situation will be any different than it is now.
The Chinese government can accept this practice or choose to shut it down. As long as it doesnt officially endorse it, which is highly unlikely at this point, we are holding a hand grenade and hope they dont pull the pin.
My personal opinion:
Bitcoin could very well go for the $1200 mark again in the near future, considering all the recent positive news. It could again pass a point that made the Chinese government intervene before. This time they wont need to pass legislation or set a deadline.
Providing direct or indirect bitcoin related services is prohibited. They would shut down Huobi in an instant.Again, its not that what Huobi is doing might be legal, it is that banks and payment processors are not allowed to let Huobi use their services to do that.''
http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarkets/comments/1w9j93/in_light_of_the_china_deadline_coming_up_here_is/