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China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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China bans your crypto as illegal, while preparing their own national crypto chain(s). Sweden too right? US Fed in the mix with their own plans. "big thieves hate little thieves"

China, nor the USA nor Sweden is creating a cryptocurrency. How is such nonsense on the top? No wonder misinformation is running amok.

They’re likely referring to the digital yuan project which is very real and is already being tested in certain parts of china.

Re: China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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China, nor the USA nor Sweden is creating a cryptocurrency. How is such nonsense on the top? No wonder misinformation is running amok.

They’re likely referring to the digital yuan project which is very real and is already being tested in certain parts of china.

The digital yuan is not a cryptocurrency, furthermore, digital money is not cryptocurrency.

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You are alluding to PoS i assume. I never really understood that argument. How is wealth getting concentrated when the relative distribution of coins stays exactly the same?

Because that relative distribution that is unchanged by staking is concentrated to begin with.

But if those owners want to do anything with that capital they have to sell coins leading to more distribution. Plus you also have to pay taxes on staking income leading to more sales. But yes those shennanigans of many chain founders are certainly a problem.

Re: China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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Excellent news for the climate.

Most mining has already shifted out of China, and Bitcoin mining is a very small percentage of electricity usage on the scale of "all electricity usage" - there are plenty of bigger fish (the argument then turns, validly, to the usefulness of said bigger fish in comparison to bitcoin).

Re: China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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How is this actually enforceable? Anyone with internet and power can mine. Could they firewall the entire bootstrap IP list for Bitcoin mining?

Given that the CCP has a monopoly on violence and has been known to disappear those who cross them, it’s not far fetched to imagine crypto miners having the same fate.

Re: China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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China bans your crypto as illegal, while preparing their own national crypto chain(s). Sweden too right? US Fed in the mix with their own plans. "big thieves hate little thieves"

China, nor the USA nor Sweden is creating a cryptocurrency. How is such nonsense on the top? No wonder misinformation is running amok.

Your daily reminder that tech people are no smarter than other types of workers. Their work is just valued more at this time.

Re: China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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It's a way to move capital out of the country. Bad. China is trying to prop up domestic stocks and investment. Crypto blunts that effort. Moreover, following or reclaiming the money is difficult, slow, and sometimes impossible. Very bad. Crypto is probably something that the NSA can headshot and easily kill your cottage industry. Also bad, but to a much lesser degree than the capital flight.

Pollution is also a huge problem in China. While China would like to still keep its electricity cheap, especially in the hinterland where people can’t really afford higher prices (and otherwise would resort to direct coal use for heating), crypto miners taking advantage of the cheap rates in a way that government didn’t intend.

That's an interesting insight. Thank you!

Re: China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’

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I'm not sure why the title of the article focuses on mining. China had already banned mining. This was very visible as a drop in the hash rate over the summer[1].

What has been announced now (by the Chinese central bank and a bunch of regulators) is that all crypto related transactions will be banned.

[1] http://bitcoin.sipa.be/

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That's true for all types of investors

No, why? I have investments in a couple of private startups. I definitely care who other investors are, and I don't want them to take money from bad guys.

Ok, maybe "many investors in most publicly traded assets".
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