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China Cracks Down on Bitcoin as Beijing Turns Market Power into Strategic Weapon

- September 19, 2017
A man walks out of a shop displaying a bitcoin sign during the opening ceremony of the first bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong on February 28, 2014. Bitcoin was invented in the wake of the global financial crisis by a mysterious computer guru using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto and unlike other currencies, it does not have the backing of a central bank or government. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
The Chinese Communist government views market power as a weapon for achieving geopolitical dominance, so it comes as no surprise that Beijing is cracking down on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, viewing them as an unacceptable dilution of state power over the economy.
 

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