Chinese internet giants shut cryptocurrency forums and transactions amid government clampdown

Baidu, operator of China’s dominant internet search engine, has shut down some of its popular cryptocurrency-related chat rooms, known as Post Bar services, including “Digital Currency Bar” and “Virtual Currency Bar.

China began its cryptocurrency clampdown last September with bans on domestic exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs), a controversial crowd fundraising method involving cryptocurrencies.
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