Bitcoin Forum

Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: smashbtc on April 23, 2016, 11:06:56 AM



Title: [2016-04-22] China Tightens Online Finance Regulations
Post by: smashbtc on April 23, 2016, 11:06:56 AM
China has suspended registration of new businesses with finance-related names, saying that these firms first need approvals from financial regulators. What effects will these measures have on the Chinese fintech competitive space?

Read MOre (http://cointelegraph.com/news/china-tightens-online-finance-regulations?ref=5823)


Title: Re: [2016-04-22] China Tightens Online Finance Regulations
Post by: odolvlobo on April 24, 2016, 06:28:36 AM
Here is the part mentioning Bitcoin:

Quote
In 2013, during Bitcoin's bull run, the Chinese regulators had implemented multiple measures including  banning third party payment processors from doing business with bitcoin exchanges and barring financial institutions from processing bitcoins.

The measures had the desired effect, resulting in a cooling down of bitcoin's price.


Title: Re: [2016-04-22] China Tightens Online Finance Regulations
Post by: BellaBitBit on April 24, 2016, 05:08:52 PM
I can see some of this due to the statement about investors losing a lot of money due to closures and failures of online exchanges etc but it seems it would be very difficult to control online fintech businesses. If there is a global demand it somewhat overrides local issues.