The People’s Bank of China () doubled down on its rhetoric regarding July 9, warning those who attempt to serve residents that it would “crush” their operations.
In a and subsequent report in local media outlet , the Chinese central bank’s vice governor Pan Gongsheng strongly reiterated the ongoing ban on ICOs and the need to uphold regulatory mandates.
“We must remain vigilant,” he said during a meeting of the bank’s Internet Finance Rectification Working Group on Monday.
Given “the emergence of some new Internet financial products and formats” this year and last – specifically ICOs, and cash loans – if such products “do not meet” the “existing legal and policy framework,” the PBOC will act accordingly and “crush” them, he added.
China first enacted an on ICOs in September 2017.
This year, the government has sought to deliver an opinion on the emerging blockchain space without reversing any restrictive measures, last month delivering its latest on which will soon be followed by further “ projects.”
Cryptocurrency trading also remains scorned by Beijing, while the country’s sector despite pressure to downsize.
A report by the PBoC this week additionally claims that the yuan now accounts for of global bitcoin transactions. China was formerly the world’s number one market in terms of volume.
Published at Tue, 10 Jul 2018 17:42:00 +0000
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