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As cryptocurrencies become more scrutinized by governments around the world, China will crack down on mobile apps and online platforms that allow centralized trading, reports Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the Chinese government will block domestic access to homegrown and offshore centralized trading platforms as well as target companies and individual actors that provide settlement […]

China will block cryptocurrency platforms that allow centralized trading

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BY Michael Grothaus

As cryptocurrencies become more scrutinized by governments around the world, China will crack down on mobile apps and online platforms that allow centralized trading, reports Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the Chinese government will block domestic access to homegrown and offshore centralized trading platforms as well as target companies and individual actors that provide settlement and clearing services for centralized cryptocurrency trading. China has yet to announce the moves publicly.

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Michael Grothaus is a novelist and author. He has written for Fast Company since 2013, where he's interviewed some of the tech industry’s most prominent leaders and writes about everything from Apple and artificial intelligence to the effects of technology on individuals and society. More


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