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What happened to bitcoin in China?

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, dropped as much as 7 percent, to around $41,100, on the news, but recovered somewhat as the day went on. The clampdown in China comes as the country’s central bank has been testing its own digital currency, the electronic Chinese yuan.

Why did the price of bitcoin drop in China?

The clampdown comes as China’s central bank has been testing its own digital currency. The price of Bitcoin dropped on the news. A worker in a cryptocurrency mining farm in Dujiangyan in China's southwestern Sichuan Province. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Is bitcoin a crime in China?

The Chinese crackdown has already hit the mining industry. In September 2019, China accounted for 75% of the world's Bitcoin energy use. By April 2021, that had fallen to 46%. Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.

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