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Old 01-17-2018, 11:37 AM   #271
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Originally Posted by Slava View Post
Sure, if people are actually using this to buy things and transact. But what's being shutdown is the ability to trade the currencies on the various exchanges. I also think that mining is problematic in some places because of the extreme amounts of energy required. So I think in Sichuan province for example, it's been a concern. Truthfully though, I don't follow this very closely, so I might be off-base.
I thought the magical hype buzz word of cryptocurrency is a decentralized exchange, no one can regulate that. Also, what's stopping a centralized exchange based out of a country that doesn't care about regulation?
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