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China Declares Cryptocurrency-Related Activities Illegal-???????

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BEIJING, September 23 (TMTPOST) — The People's Bank of China, the country’s central bank, has released the Notice on Further Regulating and Preventing Risks Posed by Cryptocurrency Transactions, which stresses that cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal financial activities. According to the notice, cryptocurrency does not enjoy the legal status that fiat money has. Cryptocurrencies are decentralized digital money based on blockchain technology. They are not issued by the authority and therefore do not enjoy the legal recognition that fiat money has. Cryptocurrencies should not be used as money in the market and enter circulation. Financial activities that involve cryptocurrencies are all…

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