Chinese crypto traders are paying a premium price to, revealed cnLedger on Twitter.
As seen on two shared snapshots, over-the-counter (OTC) desks of both Huobi and OKEX are charging a significantly high premium price for USDT tokens. Backed by USD, Tether is being sold at CNY 7 apiece, while the foreign exchange rate of $1 is only CNY 6.7.
1/ Chinese markets reveal strong buys. OTC (Over-The-Counter) trades, the almost only way to buy bitcoin with fiat in China, showing considerable $ premium (1 USDT = 7 CNY) over the official rate of 1 USD = 6.7 CNY.
— cnLedger (@cnLedger)
Say No to Crypto Trading
In September 2017, the Chinese government banned all crypto trading activities within its jurisdictions. However, the crypto traders in the country found a loose end to.
As purchasing stablecoins through OTC desks are allowed in China, crypto traders buy these USD-backed assets and transfer them to any exchange listing crypto against stablecoins using a virtual private network (VPN). They can then easily trade digital currencies and encash the profits in local fiat in a similar way.
“Why the USDT premium going up? After the PBoC ICO/exchange ban, the most convenient way to buy cryptos in China is to buy stable coins like USDT first using OTC, and then trade it into any cryptos you want in exchanges,” cnLedger explained in a consecutive Tweet.
The sudden demand for stablecoins among the Chinese traders was boosted by the surge in crypto prices in recent days. Bitcoin after 4 months went above $5,000 and the total market cap of the decade-old market has touched 5-month high value, according to Coinmarketcap.com.
China, before the crypto ban, was the in terms of volume. Pointing out the present situation in the country, an analyst going by the name of “Light” stated: “We are witnessing a resurgence in Chinese demand for cryptocurrencies. This trend in the making comes after more than a year of relative quiet, a reminder of the time when Chinese volumes were king.”
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