Trading at three of China’s largest Bitcoin exchanges decreased substantially after regulators implemented transaction fees

Briefing

Trading at three of China’s largest Bitcoin exchanges decreased substantially after regulators implemented transaction fees

February 28, 2017

Briefing

  • Major Traders Pullout – High-speed traders backed out of China’s bitcoin market after three biggest bitcoin exchanges implemented transaction fees on January 24, 2016, which made trading unprofitable
  • Decline in Major Bitcoin Exchanges – OKCoin, China's biggest platform, saw 89% decline in volume, from 10,062 bitcoins on January 23, 2016 to 1,026 bitcoins the following day, while Huobi and BTC China went down 92% and 82% for same period, respectively
  • Regulatory Scrutiny – Government cracked down on speculated automated trading that occurs in 80% of bitcoin transactions, with high-speed traders using strategies such as cross-exchange arbitrage

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Financial Services, Information Technology

Organization

BTC China, Huobi, OkCoin

Source

Original Publication Date

January 24, 2017

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