China Blocks the Search of Several Crypto-Related Keywords, Intensifying Crackdown


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June 10, 2021 (Photo by Mohamed Hassan from PxHere) China’s twitter-like social media platform Weibo and search engine Baidu have blocked a series of crypto-related keywords, as the government continues putting pressure on the cryptocurrency market. The terms censored by the country’s two largest internet services include trading platforms Huobi, Binance, and OKEx. The search result reads “According to relevant laws, regulations, and policies, the results are not displayed.” Numerous crypto-related accounts on Weibo were also suspended over the past week. “This is blocking the way for crypto trading platforms to provide services to domestic customers,” an insider of the...