By CCN: According to Sa Xiao, a Council Member at the Bank of China’s Law Research Association, it is legal for individuals to own bitcoin in China despite the government’s blanket ban on trading. CnLedger, a recognized crypto news source based in China, said: ‘It is legal to own bitcoins in China’ says Sa Xiao, Council Member at Bank of China Law Research Association, cited by The Beijing News. Besides, Xiao considers the occasional exchange of bitcoins between individuals and individuals is legal. In September 2017, Caixin, a Beijing-based mainstream media outlet, reported that China officially banned crypto trading, forcing

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