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As Internet-based economies edge closer to their real-world counterparts, one country is apparently trying to build a wall between the two. A government ruling means QQ coins won’t be traded for real cash in China. Many support the move. China has announced new rules that prevent “virtual currencies” like Linden Dollars and QQ coins from being traded for real cash. “It’s a pretty important step,” said Edward Castronova, a professor at the University of Indiana who studies virtual currency. “Thes