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| | | Beijing bans banks from Bitcoin deals | | | China has taken a tough line against Bitcoin, ruling that it is a virtual product, not a currency, and barring the country's financial institutions from doing any kind of business in it.
Surging Chinese demand has been one of the main drivers of Bitcoin's 5000 per cent appreciation this year. The notice from Chinese financial regulators, published on Thursday, is the first official policy ruling from Beijing about the virtual currency. | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help | | | | © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 | You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page.
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