Description: Bitcoin Soars Above $1100 Near Record Highs As Chinese Bypass Crackdown Despite concerted efforts by authorities to crackdown on capital outflows - specifically through virtual currencies - prices for Bitcoin are soaring as the Chinese find way around regulatory controls. Bitcoin just topped $1100 - near record highs - as Chinese traders shift their action off regulated-exchanges to local peer-to-peer marketplaces . Chinas central bank has stepped up oversight of bitcoin exchanges this year leading major trading platforms to impose halts on withdrawals and other checks to appease the regulator. But as Quartz reports Chinese traders arent playing alongthey are apparently flocking to peer-to-peer marketplaces to continue buying and selling bitcoin. As Yuan trading on bitcoin exchanges has plummeted... Quartz notes that one of the longest established peer-to-peer marketplaces is LocalBitcoins which acts as a kind of directory for buyers and sellers to find each other. Users can arrange to meet in person on chat platforms or talk on the phone to arrange exchanges involving bitcoin. Yuan volumes on the marketplace have exploded in the past week. Trading on LocalBitcoins currently accounts for about 6% of the total trading volume in yuan according to data source Crypto Compare. And Bitcoin prices have practically erased all of the Chinese crackdown losses... It seems the Chinese will not be stopped in their effort to get capital out of the country - even as the PBOC spends billions propping up the currency in the short-term to create the illusion of stability.
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By Frankie Cordeira Jr.
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