About VPNs, this buddy is absolutely right. Essentially, 'not profiting, not touching sensitive content, not organizing dissemination, etc., are clear boundaries for personal use.' I totally agree with this. Even if the recent consultation passes, it’s not aimed at punishing everyone who uses VPNs. China doesn’t have that much police force anyway. But this doesn’t mean 'the law won’t punish the masses.' I think it’s more about 'having laws to rely on.' This 'law' doesn’t mean that as soon as you use a VPN, you’ll be fined or detained—that’s not going to happen. But if they really want to investigate you, or if you have some unclear issues, then having laws to rely on becomes fundamental. Many buddies know about the typical foreign websites blocked by the firewall, like YouTube and X. There are quite a few people advocating for regime change on those platforms. Compared to regime change, watching videos or trading crypto poses much less harm to mainland China. Many buddies say they’ve been using VPNs for 8–10 years and have never been investigated—that’s totally fine. But if you try saying something 'outrageous' every day, see what happens. Let me give another example: a buddy of mine lives in a neighboring country, in a relatively upscale residential area. However, this area also has many big players involved in black and gray markets. One night, a group of police suddenly broke into his house and took him away. He was baffled, wondering what was going on. I won’t go into the details, but after pulling a lot of strings, he found out that the police had made a mistake. They were supposed to raid his neighbor’s house but went to the wrong place. Still, they didn’t want to leave empty-handed, so they started a full investigation on him—confiscating his phone, computer, and everything for inspection. In the end, they charged him with illegal OTC trading, finding out he had been trading USDT. The outcome? He was detained for about a month and fined $200,000 or something like that—I don’t remember the exact amount. But many buddies know about this incident. This is what 'having laws to rely on' means. So, when it comes to VPNs, there’s no need to blow things out of proportion. But if something does happen, the law is there to back it up. @bitget VIP, lower fees, crazier perks.