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Chinese Police Arrest Six People for Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report
Chinese police have arrested six people involved in using cryptocurrencies to supply an illegal currency conversion operation worth around 2.14 billion yuan ($296 million), according to a report. China News Service report published on Weixin.
The “clandestine bank” was discovered by the Public Security Bureau of Panshi City, Jilin, the state news service reported.
The operation used national accounts to receive and transfer funds, while exploiting the anonymous and borderless features of over-the-counter virtual currency trading to exchange between the yuan and the South Korean won. Users included Korean purchasing agents, e-commerce companies and import/export companies, among others, according to the report.