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China and Kazakhstan Sign CBDC Collaboration Agreement
13.7.2024
The People’s Bank of China and the National Bank of Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to collaborate on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This collaboration agreement, formalized during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kazakhstan, aims to enhance CBDC research through joint...
China Halts Gold Buying for Second Consecutive Month
10.7.2024
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has paused its gold accumulation for the second consecutive month, keeping its reserves steady at 72.8 million troy ounces. This pause ends an 18-month streak of continuous gold purchases that began in November 2022...
China leads the world in gen AI adoption but falls behind in full implementation
9.7.2024
A recent study revealed that China leads the world in AI usage and investment, while the U.S. remains the leader in fully implementing the technology
Putin on Dedollarization: 80% of Russia-China Trade in Rubles and Yuan
8.7.2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin highlights economic integration and dedollarization at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council meeting, chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are making wider use of national currencies for mutual settlements,”...
China to ramp up brain chip program after teaching monkey to control robot
7.7.2024
The country’s current progress appears to be on par with Elon Musk’s Neuralink
China to ramp up brain chip program after teaching monkey to control robot
7.7.2024
The country’s current progress appears to be on par with Elon Musk’s Neuralink
DWF Labs launches $20M fund for Web3 projects in China
4.7.2024
The Cloudbreak Fund will invest in gaming finance, social finance, memecoins, derivatives, and layer-1/layer-2 projects across Chinese-speaking regions
Hong Kong Professor: China’s Crypto Mining Ban Shifts Businesses to US
3.7.2024
Professor Wang Yang, vice president for institutional advancement and chair professor at the Department of Mathematics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), criticized China’s cryptocurrency mining ban during a panel discussion in Hong Kong last week. He called the decision...
US Dollar Retains Global Dominance Despite BRICS Efforts, Reveals Atlantic Council Report
26.6.2024
Despite concerted efforts by the BRICS nations to decrease global dependence on the U.S. dollar, the fiat currency remains the dominant force in the world economy, a new study from the Atlantic Council’s Geoeconomics Center finds. The report underscores the challenges of de-dollarization amidst...
Tencent Tests Use Cases for Trading Settlements Using Digital Yuan and Mbridge
25.6.2024
Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, was revealed to be participating in the tests that the Chinese institutions have completed using Mbridge, a CBDC-enabled cross-borders settlement platform. Tencent participated through its international settlements arm Tenpay, which piloted the use case of...
Bitcoin offers ‘economic immortality,’ will reach $10M per coin— Michael Saylor
23.6.2024
Saylor’s comments came during a wide-reaching discussion with Bitcoin podcast host Robin Seyr
Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.
20.6.2024
Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of bitcoin and other tokens in a Thursday advisory
Stablecoins would help US keep up with China: Former House speaker
17.6.2024
The need for the U.S to implement dollar-backed stablecoins “couldn’t be timelier” as China continues to come up with its own solutions, former House speaker Paul D. Ryan stressed
Stablecoins would help US keep up with China: Former House speaker
17.6.2024
The need for the U.S to implement dollar-backed stablecoins “couldn’t be timelier” as China continues to come up with its own solutions, former House speaker Paul D. Ryan stressed
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan: Stablecoins Can Help Fight an Upcoming US Debt Crisis and China’s Growing Influence
17.6.2024
Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has assessed the possible role that stablecoins will play in fighting an upcoming U.S. debt crisis. According to Ryan, the demand derived from the increasing relevance of dollar-backed stablecoins, which use U.S. treasuries as backing...
CBDC Interest Climbs Steadily Over Five Years, Google Trends Data Shows
15.6.2024
Google Trends data reveals a consistent increase in search interest for “CBDC,” which stands for central bank digital currency, over the past five years. The term has maintained a score above 20 since August 2022, on a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 signifies peak interest. CBDCs...
Chinese Gang Arrested for Exploiting Digital Yuan
15.6.2024
In Zhejiang province, China, a criminal gang exploited digital yuan accounts to illegally cash out over 200,000 yuan ($27,566) within four days. The digital yuan, or e-CNY, is the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) central bank digital currency (CBDC), which has experienced substantial growth...
Woman Caught Smuggling 350 Nintendo Switch Games In Her Bra
14.6.2024
A nervous woman with a large bust size was stopped at an airport in China after officials grew suspicious. They inspected her and discovered she was allegedly trying to smuggle 350 Nintendo Switch carts out of the country by stuffing them into her bra. Read more
China’s Reduced Physical Gold Demand Cools Prices After May Peak
14.6.2024
While gold reached a record high in May at $2,450 per ounce, it has since settled at $2,329 per ounce. According to the World Gold Council, China’s demand for gold fell in May to its lowest level in four years. Gold Prices Down from Record High, China Physical Consumption Slumps, Analyst...
Chinese court sentences gang for money laundering using digital yuan
13.6.2024
The Chinese CBDC’s “controllable anonymity” seems to be very highly controlled