Chinanews.com, June 21. According to the website of the central bank, in order to thoroughly implement the relevant decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, implement the spirit of the 51st plenary meeting of the Financial Committee of the State Council, crack down on Bitcoin and other virtual currency trading hype, and protect the people Property security, maintaining financial security and stability. Recently, the relevant departments of the People’s Bank of China have interviewed Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Construction Bank, Postal Savings Bank of China, Industrial Bank and Alipay (China) regarding the provision of services for virtual currency transactions by banks and payment institutions. ) Network Technology Co., Ltd. and other banks and payment institutions.
The relevant departments of the People's Bank of China pointed out that virtual currency trading activities disrupt the normal economic and financial order, breed the risks of illegal cross-border transfer of assets, money laundering and other illegal and criminal activities, and seriously infringe the people's property safety.
Banks and payment institutions must strictly implement the "Notice on Preventing Bitcoin Risks" and "Announcement on Preventing Token Issuance Financing Risks" and other regulatory requirements, earnestly fulfill their customer identification obligations, and must not provide account opening, registration, and registration for related activities. Products or services such as trading, clearing, and settlement.
Institutions must comprehensively investigate and identify virtual currency exchanges and over-the-counter dealers’ capital accounts, and cut off the payment link for transaction funds in a timely manner; they must analyze the capital transaction characteristics of virtual currency trading hype activities, increase technical input, improve abnormal transaction monitoring models, and effectively Improve monitoring and identification capabilities; improve internal working mechanisms, clarify the division of labor, compact responsibilities, and ensure that relevant monitoring and handling measures are in place.
Participating organizations stated that they will attach great importance to this work, and in accordance with the relevant requirements of the People’s Bank of China, will not carry out or participate in virtual currency-related business activities, further increase the investigation and disposal efforts, and adopt strict measures to resolutely cut off virtual currency trading hype activities. Fund payment link.
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