A very interesting article on #Bitcoin and #China from Reuters. Despite it being banned, trading volumes are high and the government takes it seriously.

I have pasted some highlights from the article below:

"Access to bitcoin isn't that difficult on the mainland, according to Reuters' checks of online crypto exchanges and interviews with retail investors."

"Despite being banned, the Chinese crypto market recorded an estimated $86.4 billion in raw transaction volume between July 2022 and June 2023, dwarfing Hong Kong, which witnessed $64 billion in crypto trading, Chainalysis said. And the proportion of large retail transactions of $10,000-$1 million is nearly twice the global average of 3.6%."

"Wong believes Chinese officials are cognisant of how disruptive bitcoin can be and yet aware of its huge potential, and hence their endorsement of crypto trading in Hong Kong, to keep a toehold in the crypto business booming in financial centres such as Singapore and New York."

"Chainalysis reckons the developments "have created speculation that the Chinese government may be warming to cryptocurrency and that Hong Kong may be a testing ground for these efforts." "