China Bitcoin crackdown leads BitKan to postpone and move its Blockchain Global Summit conference to Hong Kong LeapRate

September 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

China Bitcoin crackdown leads BitKan to postpone and move its Blockchain Global Summit conference to Hong Kong

Bitcoin trading specialist BitKan has postponed its major Blockchain Global Summit, and moved it from Beijing to Hong Kong, following last week's crackdown on all things cryptocurrency by Chinese authorities. China government officials indicated that they were going to close down all Bitcoin exchanges operating from the country, as well as ban all Initial Coin Offerings…

September 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin price takes another weekend dive after warnings of China closing cryptocurrency exchanges

It seems as though much of the news driving the price of Bitcoin, as well as other digital currencies, is emanating from China. While news of some government or other around the world deciding to either regulate Bitcoin or ICOs, or "look at" how Bitcoin is traded, doesn't really move the needle on Bitcoin prices,…

May 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Could the easing of China's vice-like grip on FX firms be related to its disdain for Bitcoin?

China's central bank continues to attempt to legislate against the use of virtual currency. With SAFE having granted BGC Partners a license to provide FX Options in China, could the mainland's government begin to view FX as a lesser threat to its strict control over domestic markets?

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