Category: China
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How Ant’s Suspended IPO Is Related to China’s Digital Yuan
Ant’s suspended IPO exposes potential financial risks posed by the fintech giant’s digital payment platform Alipay. The digital yuan may be China’s attempt at a solution.
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Greener pastures: Bitcoin miners now looking beyond Chinese borders
Chinese crypto miners migrate seasonally from the southern regions in search of cheaper electricity. But is it always due to the climate?
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VeChain charts 23% weekly growth as Chinese officials talk usage post-epidemic
VeChain is riding a strong tailwind on favorable developments out of China.
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One of the world’s top banks issues bonds that can be bought with Bitcoin
China Construction Bank has used blockchain technology to issue the first tranche of a planned $3 billion worth of debt.
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World’s Second Biggest Bank to Issue $3B in Bonds Tradable for Bitcoin
China Construction Bank will issue the debt securities over a blockchain, with trading to be available against bitcoin and U.S. dollars via an exchange partner.
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Beijing Municipal Government Conference Notes Plans to Pilot CBDC in China’s Capital
The discussion of China’s digital yuan at a regional-level conference indicates the pilot is being included in state-level planning.
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FUD or regulatory change? Rumor clouds swirl around crypto exchanges
Are a raft of recent FUD events coincidental, or are global authorities targeting unregulated crypto exchanges?
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Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs
The pandemic-induced crisis is galvanizing new trends across all aspects of the global economy, including digital currencies.
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Crypto mining is now drawing in the world’s top renewables producers
At what point will greening crypto energy consumption be enough?
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WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization
Analysts have been categorizing blockchain projects worldwide into a “periodic table” that allows for a granular analysis of the technology’s inroads into global trade.