Chinese Associations Warn Against Illegal Activities Involving Virtual Currencies

According to Foresight News, the China Internet Finance Association, along with six other associations, issued a joint risk warning today regarding illegal activities related to virtual currencies. Previously, on April 13, 2022, the China Internet Finance Association had released an initiative to prevent financial risks associated with NFTs, emphasizing the need to curb the financialization and securitization of NFTs and to strictly guard against illegal financial activities. The associations urged their member units not to invest directly or indirectly in NFTs and to refrain from providing financing support for NFT investments. They also advised against using methods such as fractional ownership or mass creation to undermine the non-fungible characteristics of NFTs, which could lead to disguised token issuance financing (ICO). Furthermore, they cautioned against including financial assets such as securities, insurance, credit, or precious metals in the underlying goods of NFTs, which could result in the issuance and trading of financial products in disguise.