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Why Miner Maker Ebang’s US IPO Raises More Questions Than Answers
8.6.2020
Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Ebang wants to raise $100 million through a U.S. IPO. But that could be a risky investment, CoinDesk Research's Matt Yamamoto reports
Wild, Wild East: Why the ICO Boom in China Refuses to Die
8.6.2020
“Chandler Guo was a beef salesman who now lives in a 100,000 square-foot California estate he calls the “Mansion of Chives” after a slang term associated with retail investors losing money.”
Chinese Bank Issues Commercial Paper Worth $16.9 Billion on Blockchain
8.6.2020
A Chinese commercial bank issued China’s first asset-backed commercial paper worth $16.93 billion on a blockchain
Chinese Police Freezing OTC Traders’ Bank Accounts Over ‘Tainted’ Crypto Transactions
8.6.2020
Thousands of cryptocurrency over-the-counter merchants and their clients may have been affected as police in China freeze bank accounts over tainted crypto and fiat assets
Blockchain Will Lead Digital Globalization Says Wanxiang Rep
7.6.2020
China Wanxiang Holdings Vice Chairman believes blockchain along with other high tech will lead a more globalized world
This Chinese City Is Launching a Blockchain Notary Program
7.6.2020
Suzhou wants to implement a blockchain-based pilot program to use real-time notarial tracing functions across the country
VeChain Bolsters Traceability of Chinese Pork Products
6.6.2020
Blockchain-based supply chain solutions proliferate, as VeChain establishes partnerships with fresh meat suppliers
Former Chinese Central Bank Exec Praises "Commercial Success" of Bitcoin
6.6.2020
Wu Xiaoling highlighted the benefits of the Bitcoin network and highlighted some of the weaknesses it faces nowadays
The Biggest Realignment in the US-China Relationship Since Nixon, Feat. Graham Webster
5.6.2020
How one of the world’s most important geopolitical relationships came to be what it is in 2020
Antminer T19 May Not Affect Bitcoin Hash Rate but Keeps Bitmain Ahead
5.6.2020
The Antminer T19 by Bitmain may not have a big impact on the Bitcoin network, and it comes out amid the firm’s internal and post-halving uncertainty
Chinese Government Crackdowns and Cheap Hydropower- Miners Migrate from North to South China
4.6.2020
China-based bitcoin miners have started to migrate southbound from North China, according to local reports. The operators are having difficulties and are transitioning mining facilities for cheap hydro-powered electricity. Testimonials also show that 64 mining operations in the prefecture in Yunnan...
Tencent Aims to Establish 100-Member Blockchain Alliance in 2020
4.6.2020
Tencent Cloud — Tencent’s cloud computing arm — is forming a blockchain alliance to further the industrial implementation of the technology
Walmart China Subsidiary Teams Up With VeChain to Trace Food Products
4.6.2020
VeChain has partnered with a Walmart China subsidiary to increase supply chain transparency for its food products
Blockchain Platform to Track $2.5B Worth of Tea Products
4.6.2020
The Chinese province of Yunnan will track their tea supply chain using blockchain technology
Chinese Police Find Secret Bitcoin Mining Operation in Suspected Tombs
3.6.2020
Chinese law enforcement discovered an illegal Bitcoin mining operation in what appeared to be multiple underground burial sites
Bitcoin Cash Vietnam-Based Fiat-to-Crypto Trading Support Added to Bvnex Exchange
3.6.2020
This week the trading platform Bvnex Exchange announced the support of bitcoin cash on the Vietnam-based fiat-crypto trading platform. The support gives the Vietnamese market and other regions in Asia, the ability to trade bitcoin cash for VNDT- Vietnam dong. On June 2, 2020, the crypto exchange...
Blockchain Is Part Of China’s Master Plan for New Competitor Island to Hong Kong
2.6.2020
China’s master plan for making Hainan a free trade island encourages institutions to use blockchain in transforming government function
CBDCs With a Twist: The Public-Private Solutions Needed for Adoption
2.6.2020
Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solutions under development use the approach
Russia Sending Mixed Signals: Is China-style Bitcoin Crackdown In Works?
1.6.2020
Last week, a leading Russian parliamentarian claimed that Duma financial policymakers were not behind any calls for a ban of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC). This week starts with worrying news as legal experts and crypto industry leaders have taken aim at a draft bill set to be put before...
Bitmain Launches New T19 Bitcoin Miner After S17’s Troubled Launch
1.6.2020
World-leading mining hardware producer Bitmain launched its new Antminer T19 Bitcoin Mining ASIC