The network spread rumors about a possible ban on crypto-exchange exchanges in China. In particular, this information appeared in one of the local publications.
A Chinese source reports that, according to the authorities, bitcoin has become a powerful channel for money laundering, and therefore the sites where the currency is traded must be "banned as soon as possible".
Also information about this colorful tapes in social networks.
"China will close all exchanges," - said the CEO and founder of ViaBTC, Haypo Yang.
At the same time, some users of social networks are convinced that the head of the ViaBTC mining pool distributes fake news:
Some Twitter users believe that panic in the market is caused by "fake news" of unscrupulous journalists:
"We just talked to our friends from Huobi and OKCoin. They say that this news is bullshit. Stop, damn it, panic. I'm in Beijing. "
Against the background of these rumors, the rate of the first digital currency shows a sharp drop:
So, on the graph of the popular BitFinex crypto-birch, you can see how in a short period of time the price of "digital gold" fell by more than $ 400 and continues the downward movement.
Recall that China's financial regulators issued an order to ban the initial distribution of coins, resulting in the country stopped working more than forty ICO-platforms.
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