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June 7, 2021 News Centre News 0 Image by ivaleksey | Bigstockphoto SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A slew of crypto-related accounts in China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform were blocked over the weekend, as Beijing stepped up a crackdown on bitcoin trading and mining. More actions are expected, including linking illegal crypto activities in China more directly with the country’s criminal law, according to analysts and a financial regulator. Last month, China’s State Council, or cabinet, vowed to crack down on bitcoin mining and tradin g, escalating a campaign against cryptocurrencies days after three industry bodies banned crypto-related financial and payment services. Over...
