Is mining forbidden in China
On January 16, it was reported that pan Gongsheng, vice governor of the people's Bank of China, believed that centralized trading of virtual currency should be prohibited, and that indivials and enterprises should be prohibited from providing related services, according to an internal meeting minutes
Pan Gongsheng said that the state and local governments should seize the places that provide centralized transactions for virtual currency, and bitcoin is the largest virtual currency. They should also ban indivials and institutions, such as online "wallet" service providers, that provide market making, guarantee and clearing services for centralized transactions in such currencies
China has become the world's largest source of cryptocurrency mining , but pan Gongsheng said that the government should take measures to prohibit such behavior. He suggested that local governments use electricity price adjustment, land use, taxation and environmental protection measures to guide enterprises engaged in such activities to "exit orderly"
There is no law in China to ban bitcoin, so it is not illegal to mine and earn bitcoin
it is not illegal to buy bitcoin in China. In 2013, five ministries and commissions jointly issued the bitcoin risk notice, which states that although bitcoin does not belong to legal tender and is not legally compulsory, people can freely participate in bitcoin trading activities when they voluntarily undertake risks
"notice" clearly defines the nature of bitcoin, and holds that bitcoin is not issued by the monetary authority, has no monetary attributes such as legal compensation and mandatory, and is not a real currency. In terms of nature, bitcoin is a specific virtual commodity, which does not have the same legal status as currency and cannot and should not be used as currency in the market
however, as a kind of commodity trading on the Internet, ordinary people have the freedom to participate in bitcoin trading at their own risk
the notice requires that at this stage, financial institutions and Payment institutions shall not price procts or services with bitcoin, buy or sell bitcoin as a central counterparties, underwrite insurance business related to bitcoin or include bitcoin in the scope of insurance liability, and provide other bitcoin related services to customers directly or indirectly, Including: providing bitcoin registration, trading, clearing, settlement and other services for customers; Accept bitcoin or use bitcoin as a payment and settlement tool; Carry out bitcoin and RMB and foreign currency exchange services; Carry out bitcoin storage, custody, mortgage and other services; Issuing financial procts related to bitcoin; Take bitcoin as the investment target of trust, fund, etc
in order to avoid over hype of virtual commodities such as bitcoin in the name of "virtual currency" and damage the public interest and the legal tender status of RMB, the circular requires financial institutions and Payment institutions to correctly use the concept of currency in their daily work, pay attention to strengthening the ecation of the public's knowledge of currency, and correctly understand the concept of currency The concept of correctly treating virtual commodity and virtual currency, rational investment, reasonable control of investment risk, and maintenance of their own property security should be included in the content of financial knowledge popularization activities, so as to guide the public to establish a correct concept of currency and investment
source of reference: People's website bitcoin network virtual currency
The Chinese government has banned the circulation of bitcoin on all platforms, closed all platforms for trading bitcoin, and regarded bitcoin as a haven for criminal activities such as money laundering
In addition, bitcoin will eliminate the role of middleman in the near future& mdash; As a result, no institution or government can control or monopolize this decentralized currencythe transaction of bitcoin is completed in a direct way, without any financial intermediary, that is to say, bitcoin can complete the transaction directly between the buyer and the seller, without the need for a third party or other traditional banknotes as an intermediary. Therefore, bitcoin will pose a major threat to the banking system{ RRRRR}
based on two characteristics, the Chinese government allows the exploitation of bitcoin. According to a report released by bitooda, a professional cryptocurrency company, China has become the world's fertile ground for cryptocurrency mining, which accounts for more than 50% of the world's total mining
it is reported that the value of a bitcoin is currently equivalent to US $31000, which means that China has made huge profits from mining. Therefore, it can be said that the Chinese government is treating bitcoin in a way that is in line with its national interests, while protecting the digital RMB from any competitors. This shows that China is full of wisdom and rationality when dealing with bitcoin, and makes it in line with national interests