The virtual currency, which emerged in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, fell as low as $2,972 on Friday – a drop of 40% from a high of $5,000 earlier this month - before recovering to about $3,600 in the afternoon.
The drop came after Beijing ordered cryptocurrency exchanges to stop trading and block new registrations, due to fears that increasing number of consumers piling into the market could prompt wider financial problems.
“All trading exchanges must by midnight of 15 September publish a notice to make clear when they will stop all cryptocurrency trading and announce a stop to new user registrations,” the government notice said, according to Chinese state newspaper Securities Times.
BTCChina, one of the biggest Chinese exchanges, said on Thursday it would stop all trading by 30 September. It was followed by a series of other exchanges, including OkCoin and Huobi, announcing closures on Friday.
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Source: The Guardian
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