CCB allows virtual currency transactions

CCB said that on the evening of August 28, CCB carried out relevant functional tests in the mobile banking system, and this test has been completed. At present, Internet information is the testing content in the process of technology development, which does not mean that digital RMB is officially released. At present, digital RMB is still under test, but the landing time is still unknown. The central bank has also said many times before that the internal closed pilot test does not mean that digital RMB is officially launched{ RRRRR}

On January 18, the business management department of the people's Bank of China issued the "notice on carrying out self inspection and rectification of payment services for illegal virtual currency transactions", which made it clear that the unit and its branches are strictly prohibited from providing services for virtual currency transactions, and took effective measures to prevent payment channels from being used for virtual currency transactions

the notice also shows that for the discovered virtual currency transactions, the payment channels of relevant transaction entities should be closed in time, and the funds to be settled should be properly handled

reported and quoted pan Gongsheng as saying in the memo: "we should always maintain a high pressure on the virtual money market, strictly prevent the risk of virtual money from gathering again, and eliminate the potential risks in the bud." He also said that the national and local authorities should ban the places that provide bitcoin and other virtual currency centralized trading, as well as the so-called "wallet" service providers that provide guarantee and clearing services for virtual currency centralized trading, and indivials or institutions that provide market maker services for centralized trading

China's regulatory authorities have stopped the issuance and trading of virtual currency, and China's policy does not allow the issuance of any virtual currency

There are two reasons for the prohibition of virtual currency trading by the state:

1. The price fluctuates violently and the consumer protection is lacking:

virtual currency is the proct of network, and the digital information flowing in the network is beyond everyone's control. The code of cyberspace is the basis of the operation of virtual currency, investors can only operate through the front-end interface, seemingly "control" the virtual currency. The operator of the virtual currency service organization may become the actual controller of the virtual currency through the control code

bitcoin and other so-called "virtual currencies" lack a clear value basis, the market is full of speculative atmosphere, the price fluctuates violently, and investors blindly follow suit, which is easy to cause capital losses

2. Evade supervision and become the "accomplice" of criminal activities:

bitcoin is popular as a payment tool in the so-called "dark web" world“ The "dark net" is full of all kinds of serious criminal activities. One of the original intentions of the invention of bitcoin is to evade regulation. It has the characteristics of anonymity and convenient cross-border flow, and has become the preferred tool of "underground economy"

the existence of bitcoin and exchanges and other instrial chains has constructed a illegal financial market for asset transfer and financing in addition to legal currency, increased the difficulty of regulatory authorities in managing financial security and stability, and promoted regulatory arbitrage and financial crimes. The risks and social security risks it brings to the financial market are far higher than its innovative value

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virtual currency transactions are not protected by law:

according to the notice on preventing bitcoin risks issued by the people's Bank of China and other departments on December 3, 2013 and the announcement on preventing financing risks of token issuance issued by seven ministries and commissions including the people's Bank of China on September 4, 2017, virtual currency is not issued by monetary authorities, It is not a real currency because it does not have the monetary attributes of legal compensation and compulsion

in terms of nature, virtual currency should be a specific virtual commodity, which does not have the same legal status as currency, and can not and should not be used as currency in the market. Although citizens' investment and trading in other virtual currencies are personal freedom, they can not be protected by law

According to the news on January 19, the business management department of the central bank recently issued the notice on self inspection and rectification of providing payment services for illegal virtual currency transactions (hereinafter referred to as the notice), requiring legal person Payment institutions within their jurisdiction to strictly prohibit providing services for virtual currency transactions and take effective measures to prevent payment channels from being used for virtual currency transactions

according to the "notice" on the Internet, all legal person Payment institutions carry out self inspection and rectification work in their own units and branches from the date of document release, strictly prohibit providing services for virtual currency transactions, and take effective measures to prevent payment channels from being used for virtual currency transactions. At the same time, the notice requires that all units should strengthen the daily transaction monitoring, timely close the payment channels of relevant transaction subjects for the discovered virtual currency transactions, and properly handle the funds to be settled, so as to avoid mass incidents

in addition, the notice pointed out at the end that all units should report the self inspection situation and the measures taken to the business management department on January 20, 2018

Recently, the business management department of the people's Bank of China issued the notice on carrying out self inspection and rectification of payment services for illegal virtual currency transactions, requiring legal person Payment institutions within their jurisdiction to carry out self inspection and rectification in their own units and branches from the date of document release, strictly forbidding to provide services for virtual currency transactions, and taking effective measures to prevent payment channels from being used for virtual currency transactions. All units shall report the self inspection and measures taken to the business management department on January 20

this is not the first time that regulators have restricted virtual currency transactions. Last year, the regulatory authorities issued the "notice on preventing the financing risk of token issuance", which clearly pointed out that financial institutions and non bank payment institutions are not allowed to carry out business related to token issuance financing transactions. All financial institutions and non bank payment institutions shall not directly or indirectly provide procts or services such as account opening, registration, trading, clearing and settlement for token issuance and financing and "virtual currency", nor undertake insurance business related to token and "virtual currency" or include token and "virtual currency" into the scope of insurance liability