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Bitcoin falls 4.5% after China vows crackdown on cryptocurrency trading

China's central bank said all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal, according to a Q&A statement on PBOC's website

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Bitcoin, Ether and other digital tokens tumbled as China intensified its push to rein in crypto speculation and mining. 

Bitcoin fell about 4% to $42,900 as of 10:39 a.m. in London. The losses were more severe in other coins, with Ether, EOS, Litecoin and Dash all falling more than 7%. Crypto-related stocks also came under pressure, with Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. tumbling 6% in U.S. pre-market trading. 

China’s central bank said all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal, according to a Q&A statement on PBOC’s website. It’s an urgent task for China to root out crypto mining and the crackdown is important to meet

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