China Is Said to Ban Bitcoin Exchanges While Allowing OTC Trades
China Is Said to Ban Bitcoin Exchanges While Allowing OTC Trades Order comes amid a broader clampdown on financial risk China is home to nearly a quarter of world’s bitcoin trades China plans to ban trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies on domestic exchanges, dealing another blow to the $150 billion cryptocurrency market after the country outlawed initial coin offerings last week. The ban will only apply to trading of cryptocurrencies on exchanges, according to people familiar with the…