SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese blockchain platforms will have to censor content, allow authorities access to stored data and check the identity of users under rules set out on Thursday by Beijing.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the regulations, which will come into force next month, will “advance the industry’s healthy and orderly development.”

China has cracked down on cryptocurrencies since 2017 when the government banned initial coin offerings and barred local cryptocurrency exchanges from operating domestically.

中国网信办发布区块链信息服务管理规定，加强区块链规范管理

（路透上海报道）2019年1月10日，国家互联网信息办公室发布《区块链信息服务管理规定》。根据该《规定》，中国区块链平台将对内容进行严格审查、允许主管部门访问存储数据、并依法核查用户身份。

国家网信办表示，《规定》将自2019年2月15日起施行，“将规范和促进区块链技术及相关服务健康发展。”

自2017年开始，中国严厉打击加密货币业务，明令禁止首次代币发行，禁止国内加密货币交易所运营。

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