China has no ****s to give, remember what I said about a denial of use hack attack? It's coming.
Bitcoin, Ethereum slide as China's central bank declares crypto transactions illegal
Sep. 24, 2021 5:23 AM ETBitcoin USD (BTC-USD), ETH-USDBit Digital, Inc. (BTBT), Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN), LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC)...By: Kim Khan, SA News Editor69 Comments- China's crackdown on cryptos is escalating, with the People's Bank of China taking aim at transactions and Beijing making more moves to curb mining, Bloomberg reports.
- Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is down 3% below $43K and Ethereum (ETH-USD) falling 7.5%.
- Litecoin (LTC-USD) is off 5%, Binance Coin (BNB-USD) down 7%, Solana (SOL-USD) down 8%, Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) is off 7% and Cardano (ADA-USD) is falling 3%.
- While specifics are sparse, according to Bloomberg the PBOC says all crypto-related transactions are illegal, crypto-related businesses are illegal financial activities and financial institutions are not allowed to provide services for crypto.
- The declarations come from a Q&A posted on the PBOC website, Bloomberg TV says.
- On the mining front, China's National Development and Reform Commission is banning investment and financial support in crypto mining projects.
- Beijing announced further moves against mining last week.