China's virtual coin fundraising ban heralds more curbs: Yicai
News outlet quotes source as saying this is just the beginning of more regulations
Beijing
CHINA is poised to further tighten rules on virtual currencies after regulators on Monday banned virtual coin fundraising schemes, Chinese financial news outlet Yicai reported citing sources.
China banned and deemed illegal the practice of raising funds through launches of token-based digital currencies, targeting so-called initial coin offerings (ICO) in a market that has exploded since the start of the year.
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