May 24, 2023 at 17:00 GMTModified date: June 1, 2023 at 11:18 GMT
May 24, 2023 at 17:00 GMT

China and Bitcoin: “It’s a big deal”, tweets CZ

Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, CEO of Binance, has just tweeted in the past hour that Chinese-speaking communities are “buzzing” after a China Central Television broadcast about Bitcoin.

China and Bitcoin: “It’s a big deal”, tweets CZ

Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, CEO of Binance, has just tweeted in the past hour that Chinese-speaking communities are “buzzing” after China Central Television made a broadcast about Bitcoin.

“It’s a big deal,” he wrote on Twitter. “Historically, coverages like these led to bull runs.

“Not saying past predicts the future. And not financial advice.”

The website shared in CZ’s tweet to his 8.4million followers seemingly shows a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong, as retail investors are now being allowed to buy the coin.

The tweet has since been viewed 981k times and retweeted more than 3,000 times – and rising.

China and crypto

The loosening of retail rules in China is a major landmark for the crypto market.

In 2021, China banned the use of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin mining. But, from 1 June, retail investors in Hong Kong will be able to trade the market’s biggest players such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to a new rules announced by the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

At the time of writing, the price of Bitcoin is trading at $26,199.01, down 3.71%, while ETH is down 3.41% to $1,787.29.

The global crypto market is currently down to $1.10tn – a rather steep fall of 3.32%.

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