• 3 August 2025
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• 21:01

Fresh chatter on social media has reignited old fears that China has once again outlawed cryptocurrencies.

But the claims don’t stand up to scrutiny — no new restrictions have been announced, and the rumors contradict the country’s existing rules.

While Beijing maintains its 2021 ban on crypto services offered by companies and financial institutions, personal ownership and peer-to-peer transactions remain legal. In fact, several factors show that the picture is far more nuanced than “China bans crypto” headlines suggest.

Hong Kong, operating as a special administrative region, has embraced a regulated crypto framework and continues to approve licenses for digital asset exchanges. Bitcoin mining, though officially targeted in 2021, still operates in some regions thanks to low-cost electricity and underground activity. Authorities have also shown growing interest in stablecoins and tokenized real-world asset projects, indicating that blockchain innovation isn’t off the table.

The renewed speculation appears linked to China’s broader efforts to strengthen financial oversight and promote its central bank digital currency, the digital yuan. But for now, no official announcement signals a fresh ban — making these latest viral claims just another round of misinformation.

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