I can't confirm if it's true, but someone in the Bter trollbox says Bitcoin withdrawals are now enabled again. Bter froze all Bitcoin and Litecoin withdrawals for a month like all the other Chinese exchanges. If Bter really has enabled withdrawals the other Chinese exchanges might enable them again soon.
bter has been effectively dead since their hack all those years ago. they never seem to respond to support any more and volume is tiny. weird that the government would pay them any attention.
I think the Chinese government might have ordered all Bitcoin exchanges to freeze Bitcoin withdrawals, even the smallest exchanges.
Cointelegraph suggests OKCoin might be gearing up to enabling withdrawals again too. Although the information getting released from OKCoin isn't crystal clear.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-pushed-by-okcoin-getting-ready-for-relaunch-china-money-supply-increaseOn March 1, OKCoin representatives told their users on WeChat, a popular Chinese messaging platform with over 700 mln users, that the exchange is approving the transfer of Bitcoin and Litecoin from their .com to .cn site.
Basically, OKCoin is approving users transferring their user funds stored on the global OKCoin trading platform to their Chinese site because the company’s .CN platform is nearly ready for approval by the PBoC and relaunch.
An OKCoin representative stated:
“Transferring Bitcoin from our domestic site to international site is not supported. But, transferring Bitcoin from international to domestic site is allowed.”
At the time of writing, it is difficult to conclude whether this means that OKCoin users will soon be able to withdraw their funds in Bitcoin and Litecoin.
editBitcoin.com says some Chinese exchanges are now allowing withdrawals without officially announcing it. However, BTCC now requires ID card and video verification to withdraw, which will lock a lot of coins on the exchange as some customer's won't comply.
https://news.bitcoin.com/a-regulatory-storm-is-forming-in-china-video-verifications-required-futures-forbidden/a source from the region tells Bitcoin.com that new rules have been applied for certain Chinese exchange withdrawals. It seems some exchanges are allowing withdrawals with no official announcements. Our correspondent also explains that withdrawing from BTCC now requires ID card and video verification.
Apparently the PBOC is now disregarding Bitcoin and cracking down on other types of exchanges like oil futures, and precious metal exchanges.
The central bank’s regulatory pressure may not be entirely focused on bitcoin trading. The PBOC has also issued warnings to other types of exchanges...
Bitcoin exchanges are not mentioned in the latest warning but targets companies that exchange futures on oil, collectible stamps, precious metals and more.