The central bank held talks to put pressure on Bitcoin, which fell below 6,000 to a half-month low

Sina US Stocks reported on the evening of the 6th Beijing time that due to the influence of the central bank's meeting with the main person in charge of the Shanghai Bitcoin trading platform earlier on Friday, requiring the Bitcoin trading platform to operate in compliance with the law, the price of Bitcoin further plunged after yesterday's flash crash, and has briefly fallen below the important mark of 6,000 yuan, setting a new low since December 21 last year.

At 19:55 Beijing time, the price of Bitcoin on the Chinese Bitcoin website was 6074.18 yuan , and the lowest was 5755 yuan, breaking the low point after yesterday's flash crash. In Thursday's trading, Bitcoin plunged 25% from its high point after hitting a new high of 8885.99 yuan.

The Shanghai headquarters of the central bank pointed out that institutional and individual investors should have a correct view of virtual commodities and virtual currencies, and urged "Bitcoin China" to conduct self-inspection and carry out corresponding cleanup and rectification.

The Shanghai headquarters of the central bank reiterated that Bitcoin is a specific virtual commodity and cannot and should not be circulated and used as currency in the market; Bitcoin does not have the same legal status as currency, and institutional and individual investors should invest in virtual currencies rationally. (Li Wu/Compilation)