China's Regulatory Crackdown Forces More Bitcoin Exchange Closures
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China's Regulatory Crackdown Forces More Bitcoin Exchange Closures

THELOGICALINDIAN - The authoritative crackdown in China adjoin cryptocurrency trading platforms is accident already afresh It all started bygone as the barter BTCC appear it was closing on September 30 Now the barter Viabtc is additionally shutting bottomward operations in acreage China on the aforementioned day and added exchanges are accepted to chase

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All Chinese Cryptocurrency Exchanges Must Announce They Are Closing Operations

China's Regulatory Crackdown Forces More Bitcoin Barter ClosuresAccording to reports, all exchanges that accord with cryptocurrencies in China charge shut bottomward operations to break adjustable with the country’s regulators. Following these rumors aboriginal this morning, the barter Viabtc appear it would additionally be closing operations on September 30. The amount of bitcoin is bottomward 38 percent back the two Chinese exchanges fabricated their announcements. At columnist time BTC is disturbing to break aloft the $3K amount range. 

“On September 4th, China’s axial coffer calm with six added departments appear a accessible account on authoritative behavior and warned of the risks of ICO projects,” explains Viabtc’s cease announcement.

Another Chinese Trading Platform to Shut Down on September 18

China's Regulatory Crackdown Forces More Bitcoin Barter ClosuresAfter Viabtc appear the trading belvedere would be closing, the barter Yobtc detailed that it would be abeyance barter operations as well. Yobtc gives the aforementioned explanation, but says they will be closing up boutique on September 18 and barter should abjure funds by then.

“With the spirit of the document, adhering to the blockage of advance risks, and the best aegis of our user’s assumption of absorption we accept absitively to bright calm bill trading,” explains Yobtc’s announcement.

Litecoin’s Charlie Lee: ‘Cryptocurrency Cannot be Killed by Any Country’

The two better exchanges in China Huobi and Okcoin are accepted to acknowledge cease announcements today. Yesterday litecoin creator, Charlie Lee, explained that Huobi and Okcoin were affair with regulators today and will acceptable advertise cease soon. Lee says to his Twitter followers that the authoritative crackdown in China is good, stating;

Exchanges Might Resume Operations After Procuring a Bookkeeping License

Following the cease announcements, rumors are circulating that all that is bare for exchanges to resume operations is a license. According to a few reports, Chinese trading platforms will acceptable reopen afterwards accretion a banking book befitting license.

Bitmain Technologies CEO Jihan Wu has been answer to the accessible the accomplished time that exchanges aloof charge licensure and “bitcoin is not banned in China.”

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