Chinese regulators have blocked the accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges and exchangers that continue to offer services to the country's clients on social media.
Local outlet Caixin reports that authorities have forced social platform WeChat to block accounts belonging to certain cryptocurrency communities.
Last September, China shut down local cryptocurrency exchanges offering fiat-to-crypto trading pairs, but investors report they have access to offshore platforms. Other traders have moved to over-the-counter and individual platforms, using social networks to find trading partners and conduct transactions.
Authorities began to monitor the Internet traffic of offshore exchanges, especially those that were originally located in the country. Officials have repeatedly advised banks to suspend services to customers found to be engaging in cryptocurrency trading. This indicates that regulators intend to discourage cryptocurrency trading in a country that once dominated the global market.
Notably, this move to further restrict trade follows a proposal by a senior member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to create a state-controlled digital trading platform assets, which would allow “enterprises to raise funds and trade digital assets.”
According to https://www.ccn.com
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