China cracks down on virtual currency transactions

[Alan Au]

Just a heads up that there's a story circulating about China imposing stricter regulation of real-money-for-virtual-currency transactions.  The immediate impact is on WoW gold-farmers who are overwhelmingly based in China, but it also brings up questions about things like Lindens.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218101859

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/technology/internet/01yuan.html?_r=3&hpw

- Alan
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[S Collingwood]

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