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The yuan is not seen as a major currency. Could digitizing it change that? China is breaking new ground in the Shenzhen region and beyond. origin »
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While the coronavirus pandemic is widely considered to be a distinctly human crisis, it’s also hard to ignore its ongoing socioeconomic impact. Not only this, but the subsequent financial crash is also accelerating the pace of change and innovation in a number of different industries, as we inch towards a so-called “new normal.
2020-11-11 17:52 | |
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A recent giveaway of China's in-testing central bank digital currency has reportedly left recipients wondering why they should change from existing solutions like Alipay.
2020-10-20 13:36 | |
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Ledger’s Glen Woo believes that China’s central bank digital currency could be deployed using existing payment rails without citizens noticing the change.
2020-6-15 01:00 | |
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As China rolls out its Blockchain-based Services Network (BSN), an insider describes the "breathtaking" scope of the initiative.
2020-4-25 21:26 | |
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Even though the coronavirus wreaks havoc globally, some things will never change. More specifically, hackers in China are still going about their business as if nothing else goes on in the world.
2020-4-25 05:00 | |
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Towards the end of October, China's Xi Jinping shook the crypto-space after he publicly came out in support of blockchain. The implications of this announcement were significant, with many cryptocurreThe post Blockchain will change the system of digital finance, claims Chinese official appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-2 22:30 | |
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The crypto market has been a disappointment lately. Lackluster bitcoin price action has intensified overall selling activity. But things are in for a welcome change, as BTC is expected to explode next year.
2019-11-24 22:18 | |
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Recently, it was reported that Bitcoin mining now consumes as much as a quarter percent of the entire world’s electricity supply, putting it on par or higher than many small nations. However, the actual emissions and impact on climate change, according to a new study, aren’t as negative as once believed.
2019-11-20 22:00 | |
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Do China’s recent pro-Bitcoin comments signify a change of heart for the Eastern powerhouse toward its local crypto market?
2019-11-14 21:23 | |
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The National Development and Reform Commission of China appears to had a change of heart on cryptocurrency mining. In the 2019 version of the Industrial Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalogue, cryptocurrency mining is no longer considered an industry that needs to be eliminated.
2019-11-6 12:14 | |
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A South Korean presidential committee is pushing for the government to establish legal status for cryptocurrency to stay competitive globally. So far, the government’s policies have been risk-focused to curb speculation, which the committee says must change.
2019-10-31 18:30 | |
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Guangzhou state government launches a 1 billion yuan fund, approx. $140 million USD, to boost blockchain innovations in the state. Guangzhou Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development Zone, who make up strategic technological decisions came up with the “Detailed Rules for Implementing Several Measures for Accelerating Blockchain Industry Leading Change”. Guangzhou’s $140 million fund to accelerate […]
2019-10-31 00:41 | |
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Given recent news from China, many NEO holders got their hopes heated up that NEO has the potential to emerge as the cryptocurrency of choice in the heavily regulated nation, and perhaps across the globe.
2019-10-29 15:24 | |
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The cryptocurrency industry experienced a large influx of capital over the last 48 hours with the market capitalization surging 37. 50 percent. The sudden upswing appears to have been triggered after Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China would focus on blockchain development.
2019-10-26 22:00 | |
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The NBA boasts some 600 million fans in China and rakes in billions of dollars from lucrative TV and merchandising contracts with the PRC. But that could all change because of a single tweet. Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, took to Twitter last week in support of the people of Hong Kong.
2019-10-8 23:25 | |
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Wednesday brought a welcome relief rally for the Dow Jones, which surged more than 200 points as risk assets rallied around the globe. Tensions eased in Hong Kong, Brexit no-deal risks fell, and President Donald Trump confirmed that the US was not looking for regime change in Iran.
2019-9-5 22:01 | |
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It’s always a good idea to read over the 10-Q and 10-K SEC filings of public companies. Occasionally, you may catch something in those filings that weren’t discussed in the quarterly earnings report, or mentioned during the conference call.
2019-7-31 10:14 | |
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In a recent property dispute case in front of a Chinese court, a judge declared that Bitcoin can be considered a virtual property with value, making it a legally protected asset. China is seen as having an antagonistic view of Bitcoin, does the new ruling change this?
2019-7-24 10:00 | |
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Tourists love to travel to new countries and regions which intrigue them. To many people, China is one such region. Although it is not the most hospitable place for foreigners, many people travel to this country regardless.
2019-7-3 05:00 | |
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The legal status of cryptocurrencies in China is a controversial topic. Yet, the Asian country is one of the most developed nations in the field of blockchain. This might change after a major Chinese state-run media went against all the opinions of the government by publishing a financial study that highlights the potential of alternativeRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-30 15:00 | |
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The legal status of cryptocurrencies in China is a controversial topic. Yet, the Asian country is one of the most developed nations in the field of blockchain. This might change after a major Chinese state-run media went against all the opinions of the government by publishing a financial study that highlights the potential of alternativeRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-30 15:00 | |
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By CCN: The Dow and broader U. S. stock market finished sharply lower on Tuesday, as the threat of a trade-war escalation with China prompted Citigroup to slash its iPhone sales projections by half.
2019-5-29 21:56 | |
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New Payment Policy Released By WeChat, Banning Crypto Transactions Merchants and corporate users can no longer be engaged in crypto activities with WeChat, starting May 31st. Binance CEO suggests that WeChat’s policy change was not of their own volition.
2019-5-7 21:03 | |
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By CCN. com: In modern times, China has worked to consolidate state power over individuals. Local authorities are trialing systems to control peoples’ social standing, access to jobs, and even where they can go.
2019-5-7 15:53 | |
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Can you remember what you were doing on New Year’s Day, 2018? Celebrating or perhaps nursing a hangover? What happened that day created a significant change in global recycling. China, the world’s largest scrap importer, stopped accepting recycled plastic, unsorted scrap paper and significantly reduced imported cardboard from abroad.
2019-4-23 15:56 | |
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Тhe WINBIX marketplace aims to create a new channel for sales, allowing participants to sell goods at the demand prices at any time. The system uses the reversed auction model. The price of the goods decreases until one of the participants stops the auction.
2019-4-15 06:03 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Olusegun Ogundeji. Bitcoin has crossed the $5,000 price range again (after its first reach to that level in 2017) following a sudden breakout on April 2, 2019.
2019-4-4 18:42 | |
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In China, the cryptocurrency landscape has been going through many regulatory changes as the country determines how they want to be involved in the industry. Bitcoinist, a news media website, recently gathered statistics from Earn.
2019-2-5 10:42 | |
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New data shows that December and January saw the biggest changes in Bitcoin nodes in China and France, as the former introduced madatory registration with the government. China Decreases Node Share Statistics from Bitcoin network monitoring resource Earn.
2019-2-4 16:00 | |
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China’s recent scientific achievements – including its embryo gene-editing research and historic moon landing – appear to be surrounded by secrecy. The global scientific community first learned about its experiments modifying the DNA of human embryos through rumors in 2015.
2019-1-30 12:11 | |
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As the bear market continues with no signs of a change in trend crypto exchanges and mining giants in China seek ways to stay afloat. One method which has been increasing is a reverse merger in Hong Kong as IPO hopes fade.
2019-1-26 12:00 | |
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The majority of bitcoin miners — about 78 percent — use renewable energy to power their mining operations, while preventing surplus electricity from going to waste in countries such as China, a new study by Coinshares has revealed.
2018-12-2 02:00 | |
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Charles Hoskinson is best known today as a co-founder of both Ethereum and IOHK, where he leads the research, design and development of Cardano. But before these projects, there was Bitcoin.
2018-11-20 23:08 | |
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With contributing reporting from Jimmy Aki. Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suggested a new course of action for central banks around the world: turn their fiat currencies digital.
2018-11-15 22:38 | |
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With a revision to the popular exchange’s terms of use, users from a handful of jurisdictions will have their access to Poloniex shuttered. According to an October 18, 2018, update, “the websites and the services offered by Poloniex (as defined below) are NOT addressed to persons who have their registered office or place of residence in China, Germany, Pakistan, the U.
2018-10-26 22:46 | |
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A rumoured partnership with TRON could be the most ambitious by Justin Sun to date. The CEO and founder of TRON founder, Justin Sun is no stranger to high profile announcements. However, the cryptocurrency leader has drawn attention in the past for his showmanship in how he markets his digital currency in the sense that at times he is blatantly promoting TRX.
2018-10-15 14:00 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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You don’t need to be an agriculture expert to see the writing on the wall. Current farming methods just aren’t working anymore for most farmers of the world. There are 2 billion smallholder farms managing fewer than five acres (PDF).
2018-10-9 20:10 | |
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With the Chinese crypto crackdown hot on the heels of all aspects of the cryptocurrency industry, it would seem pretty irrational to open a hotel and advertise that it is accepting Ethereum payments.
2018-10-2 06:00 | |
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BitFund founder and well-known Bitcoin holder Li Xiaolai said that he is going to stop personally investing into blockchain projects. Instead, he’s focusing on a career change. One of China’s biggest Bitcoin (BTC) holders, Li Xiaolai, caused a huge stir in the local cryptocurrency community after he announced via Weibo that he would now demur from personally investing into blockchain projects.
2018-10-1 13:00 | |
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As the war against cryptocurrency intensifies in China, report has it that crypto exchange platforms have resorted to regularly changing their domain names to bypass the crackdown. Crypto investors have also found ways of buying and selling digital assets with little need for exchanges.
2018-9-10 22:23 | |
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In a new initiative, South Korea is working towards an organizational change that would create a dedicated department for establishing and regulating crypto policies with the crypto regulation agreement.
2018-7-24 23:15 | |
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With Chinese media estimating that Sichuan’s mining sector comprises 70% of the computing power of both the bitcoin network and the total processing power situated within China’s borders, reflections following the devastating Sichuan floods’ have many insights into the realities of life of a crypto miner in Sichuan.
2018-7-18 01:30 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced on Friday, July 6, that Bitcoin trading in renminbi (RMB) has decreased to less than one percent of the world total. The trading figure reached its peak at 90 percent of the global total.
2018-7-10 16:54 | |
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This week, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb experienced a major hack, while Mt Gox, the most notorious exchange to be hacked in bitcoin history, is also back in the news.
2018-6-24 20:05 | |
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Automated trading fueled 70% of stablecoin transaction volume last year, with Base surpassing Ethereum due to bot-driven activity, a survey reveals. A new survey by crypto exchange CEX.IO, which cited Allium’s data, reveals that automated trading bots handled 70% of…
Circle’s digital dollar, USD Coin, is now available natively on the layer-1 blockchain Aptos, empowering developers and users. USDC (USDC) goes live natively on Aptos (APT) about two months after Circle announced that the stablecoin would be launching on the…
ABN AMRO, the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, has completed on-chain trading with stablecoins in a pilot with German exchange 21X. Netherlands‘ third-largest bank ABN AMRO has completed a trading trial with 21X, a Frankfurt-based digital asset exchange, which tested…
PayPal USD stablecoin expands to the Cardano ecosystem via a new cross-chain bridge by Wanchain. PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin issued on Solana and Ethereum chains, can now be accessible on Cardano (ADA) through Wanchain’s interoperability solution, according to a…
In response to U. S. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order promoting dollar-backed stablecoins, the European Central Bank is emphasizing the need for a digital euro to maintain the competitiveness of eurozone banks.
Stablecoin issuer Circle has introduced a new feature called Circle Paymaster, enabling users to pay gas fees using the USDC stablecoin. The USDC (USDC) issuer said in an announcement that the on-chain utility solution Circle Paymaster was now live on…
Circle acquired Hashnote for an undisclosed amount and plans to integrate USYC as collateral on crypto exchanges. Hashnote manages the largest Treasury note money market fund with $1. 2Bn under management.