Chinese State Media Indicates China Is NOT Banning Crypto Trading
A series of new reports from state-owned media aren’t kind to crypto trading, but they reinforce that it is still allowed.
Jun 3, 2021
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A series of new reports from state-owned media aren’t kind to crypto trading, but they reinforce that it is still allowed.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today’s episode looks at crypto in geopolitical context, focusing on:
- A follow-up on the ransomware surge, with experts suggesting that it’s not about crypto payments but about the “ransomware-as-a-service” distribution model
- A look at why a Russian opposition leader is moving his supporters to crypto fundraising exclusively
- A review of a series of reports from Chinese state-owned media that, while trying to convince citizens to stay away, nevertheless reinforce they still have agency to own and trade crypto
Image credit: Igor Kutyaev/iStock/Getty Images Plus
HOST
Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
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