An investor lost 1.05 million yuan in virtual currency, and the Shanghai court ruled that he must bear all the losses himself

According to the Huaxia Times, the People's Court of Jing'an District in Shanghai recently heard a dispute case regarding virtual currency investment. Investor Ms. Wu invested 1.05 million yuan to purchase USDT under the inducement of a live-streaming host, but later was unable to withdraw her funds due to the trading platform being inaccessible.

Both the first and second instance of the court dismissed Ms. Wu's claims, determining that virtual currency does not have the same legal status as legal tender, and that related trading activities are considered illegal financial activities, violating public order and good morals, thus constituting invalid civil actions, with losses to be borne by the investor herself. This case echoes the notice issued on February 6 by the People's Bank of China and eight other departments regarding "further prevention and handling of risks related to virtual currencies," reaffirming China's prohibitive policy stance on virtual currencies.