More FUD? Wird prompt geliefert. - Mal schauen, wie unabhängig die Börsen tatsächlich von der weiteren Entwicklung in China sind.
In a statement
released today, China's National Internet Finance Association (NIFA) asserted that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have become a tool for speculation among investors, while also serving as a payment conduit for illegal fundraising and money laundering. Although a self-regulatory organization and not a regulatory agency itself, NIFA was first initiated in 2015 by the People's Bank of China and approved by the State Council.
The release comes just under two weeks after NIFA published a warning on initial coin offerings, or ICOs, which itself was followed by a ban on the funding model by Chinese regulators. Exchanges and other services focused on ICOs have since moved to halt operations or shut down entirely in the wake of that decision.
Of note is the comment that trading platforms for cryptocurrencies in China are not legally sanctioned, with the organization stating: "
Any trading platform for any kind of so-called 'coin' has no legal base of foundation in China."