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The Rise of the Bitcoin Class
28.12.2020
How a VC working in China finally convinced her Dad to buy into Bitcoin. The winning argument: Protection against government seizure
China’s Coal Standoff Causes Power Shortages, Chinese Bitcoin Miners ‘Heavily Affected’
28.12.2020
Regional reports from China detail that bitcoin miners located in certain areas in South China are running short on electricity. The country has been having massive issues with coal prices soaring across the mainland, as the Chinese government hasn’t been allowing coal carriers into ports....
Did CBDCs affect the crypto space in 2020, and what’s next in 2021? Experts answer
27.12.2020
CBDCs are one of the major topics in crypto this year, and the experts that Cointelegraph spoke to have a lot to say about it
The pandemic year ends with a tokenized carbon cap-and-trade solution
27.12.2020
Lowering CO2 emissions and lessening carbon-intensive approaches are the essential goals in global efforts to fight climate change
US China Trade War Effect on Global Economy
24.12.2020
A trade war is the last thing that any country would want as it weakens the entire global economy and disrupts people’s well-being. A trade war happens when one country retaliates against another by placing restrictions, like raising import on goods imported from other countries. A trade...
Core Scientific Buys Over 58,000 Bitmain S19 Antminers to Expand Its Hosting Fleet in North America
22.12.2020
A major North American blockchain hosting provider announced its expansion by ordering over 58,000 additional S19 Series Antminers, as part of an agreement arranged with the Chinese mining hardware manufacturer. US Contract Miner Core Scientific Arranges Purchase of Over 58,000 Bitmain...
Mining Rig Makers Race to Create Next-Gen Ethereum Miner Before Staking-Only Kicks In
21.12.2020
The Ethereum network’s 2.0 transition has pushed the protocol to become one of the largest staking networks in the world with 1,683,905 ether locked into the contract worth $1 billion today. According to reports from China, while proof-of-work ethereum miners have two years left to mine...
China’s crypto landscape: How CBDCs drove blockchain adoption in 2020
19.12.2020
As a developing tech power, China is one of the fastest countries in adopting blockchain technology
McDonald's China Has A Spam and Oreos Burger, It Seems
18.12.2020
Goodness. In what sounds like a dare, McDonald’s China is offering a Spam burger with crumbled cookies.Read more
Nigeria Is Paxful’s Second Biggest P2P Bitcoin Market, Trades Top $566 Million in Five Years
17.12.2020
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation, traded more than $566 million worth of bitcoin between 2015 and 2020, making it the world’s second-largest peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin market after the U.S., which traded $3.75 billion in the period under review. According to...
Chinese State Media Surprises With Forecast of Bitcoin Outshining Gold
15.12.2020
Chinese state-operated media outlets keep adding cryptocurrencies — specifically bitcoin — on their reporting agenda. Lately, they have been replicating bitcoin predictions that are surprising in some way to the crypto community due to the number of mentions on the matter since several...
China has no plan to replace USD with digital yuan, former PBoC head says
14.12.2020
A former PBoC official says that his country has taken a cautious approach with the digital yuan
Ex-People’s Bank Chief Says Digital Yuan Not Planned to Replace Global Currencies
14.12.2020
"We are not like Libra and we don’t have an ambition to replace existing currencies,” said a former governor of the People's Bank of China
Chinese residents make 20K transactions in digital yuan trial event
13.12.2020
The numbers come following the Suzhou municipal government giving away roughly $3 million in a digital yuan lottery for residents
3 Chinese E-Commerce Giants Join China’s Latest Digital Yuan Lottery Trial: Report
11.12.2020
Didi, Meituan and Bilibili are reportedly taking part in the latest test of the digital yuan, allowing lottery winners to spend the digital currency online
Mass Adoption of a Digital Euro Could Be a ‘Clear Negative’ for Europe’s Banks: BofA
9.12.2020
A Bank of America report on a possible mass-adopted digital euro noted that such movement could spell difficulty for commercial banks that could see some of their deposits migrate to the European Central Bank
10 Predictions for 2021: China, Bitcoin, Taxes, Stablecoins and More
9.12.2020
2020 was an awful year for the world but a breakthrough one for crypto writ large. Here are 10 trends to watch for next year
Another Asian Crypto Exchange Suspends Withdrawals as China Detains One of Its Founders
9.12.2020
Chinese authorities are launching a national crackdown against fraudulent SIM card and bank account schemes. The latest detained under this operation is one of the founders of a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange CEO Global (ceobi). Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Into Custody by Chinese Police...
China Preparing to Wow World with Digital Yuan at Winter Olympics
8.12.2020
The national Stadium (a.k.a. Bird's Nest) built for 2008 Summer Olympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Source: Adobe/coward_lion
China appears to be targeting the 2022 Winter Olympics as a showcase for the digital yuan – and will hope to show a global audience how fast...
Huobi’s HUSD Stablecoin to Run on Nervos Blockchain
8.12.2020
China's Nervos picks Huobi's HUSD as the first available stablecoin on its blockchain amid a DeFi boom in China