
China Internet Finance Association and multiple agencies issued their first warning in three years, citing past market impacts from similar alerts, including NFT downturns and Bitcoin crashes.
On December 5, the China Internet Finance Association, together with multiple agencies, issued a warning against illegal virtual currency activities—their first in three years. The statement comes after prior alerts that in 2022 cooled the NFT market, in 2021 corresponded with a Bitcoin price drop of over 30%, and in 2020 spurred crackdowns on overseas exchanges. Authorities reiterated that virtual currencies and real-world asset tokens are not legal tender and financial institutions are banned from related services, urging the public to avoid participation to protect assets.