Rumor has it that the central bank is inviting Bitcoin exchanges to “drink tea” again

On the afternoon of February 8th, Beijing time, foreign media Bloomberg reported that an unnamed person familiar with the matter said that the People's Bank of China will hold a closed-door meeting with some Bitcoin trading platforms this afternoon to strengthen supervision of digital currency transactions.

It is reported that officials from the People's Bank of China met with representatives from several Bitcoin exchanges across the country this afternoon. The anonymous person also said that the meeting was private and the content of the meeting also included anti-money laundering.

As of now, the central bank has not responded to Bloomberg's fax seeking comment.

When reporting the news, domestic media Sina Finance pointed out that the central bank held a closed-door meeting this afternoon and interviewed "small Bitcoin trading platforms" other than the three major Bitcoin platforms (Huobi, Bitcoin China, and Bihang).

After the news came out, the BTC prices on major Bitcoin exchanges all experienced a small drop. From 16:05 to 16:09 in the afternoon, the price of the currency on some exchanges fell from a high of 7,321 yuan to a low of 6,900 yuan. As of press time, the average market price of Bitcoin has recovered to around 7,300 yuan.

In January this year, after the price of Bitcoin hit a record high, the central bank successively interviewed the three major domestic Bitcoin trading platforms (Huobi.com, Bihang, and Bitcoin China) to curb speculation. On January 22, at the request of the central bank, the three major trading platforms announced almost at the same time that they would charge a 0.2% transaction fee starting from January 24 to curb speculation.

However, after the Spring Festival holiday, the price of Bitcoin began to rise again.

Yesterday afternoon, the official WeChat account of the central bank released a piece of news about the RMB exchange rate index:

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So what cards can the central bank play next?