Tag: trading

Explainer: What Beijing’s New Crackdown Means for Crypto in China

SHANGHAI—Chinese regulators have tightened restrictions that ban financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrencies, marking a fresh crackdown on digital money. Compared with a previous ban issued in 2017, the new rules greatly expanded the scope of prohibited services, and judged that “virtual currencies are not supported by any real value.”…


Bitcoin Slides Below $40,000 After China’s New Crypto Ban

LONDON—Bitcoin tumbled below the $40,000 mark on Wednesday to a three-and-a-half month low as selling in digital coins intensified after China banned financial and payment institutions from providing cryptocurrency services. Bitcoin, the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, had already been under pressure from a series of tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, but the news from…


Tesla Shares Surge After Company Posts Record Deliveries

Tesla Inc. was set to add about $50 billion to its market value as the electric car-maker’s shares surged on Monday, after it posted record deliveries on strong demand in China that helped it offset the impact of a global shortage in auto parts. The stock jumped nearly 8 percent in pre-market trading and it…