June 2009 China bans the use of digital currencies to buy real-world goods and services to curtail video-game currencies subverting the yuan. cnet.com/news/china-bans-online-gold-farming/
December 2013 Banks banned from Bitcoin People’s Bank of China and the IT ministry orders banks not to be a part of Bitcoin transactions. But, interestingly enough, people could still be a part of Bitcoin trading. bbc.com/news/technology-25233224
April 2019 Warning to Miners A draft published by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in April 2019 sought the public's opinion on a list of industries it wanted to promote or restrict. Among those it wanted to phase out: Bitcoin mining, which it said was among the sectors that did not adhere to relevant laws and regulations, were unsafe, or polluted the environment.
May 2021 Payment gateways banned The authorities ban financial institutions and payment gateways from offering services related to crypto. The authorities also warned against speculative cryptocurrency trading.
June 2021 Mining crackdown The government seeks the end of Bitcoin mining hardware in the Sichuan province and Inner Mongolia, citing environmental pollution and excessive resource consumption as reasons.
July 2021 CCB gets heavy China’s central bank shuts down a company that allegedly provided software services for virtual currency transactions. It also tightens the warnings for institutions.
May 2021 State Own Bank In China Bans Bitcoin Transactions CITIC Bank has issued a statement prohibiting their clients to use their accounts for Bitcoin transactions. Per a Wu Blockchain report, the state-owned bank seeks to “maintain the legal currency status” of their national currency the Yuan (RMB). bitcoinist.com/state-own-bank-in-china-bans-bitcoin-transactions/
Chinese central bank orders lenders to cut cryptos’ financial lifelines The People’s Bank of China has told the country’s big banks and other finance sector heavyweights to cut off financing sources for cryptocurrency transactions. forkast.news/headlines/china-crypto-ban-bank/
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